Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Overleigh St Mary's CofE Primary School, inspected in October 2024.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2025–26 Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School had 21.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7).

Pupils per teacher

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 4.9% of pupils at Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

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Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School is part of Chester Diocesan Academies Trust, which runs 32 schools. The nearest others:

• Upton Heath CofE Primary School Chester
• Dodleston CofE Primary School Chester
• St Oswald's CofE Primary School Chester
• Huxley CofE Primary School Chester
• Clutton Church of England Primary School Chester
• Little Sutton C of E Primary School Ellesmere Port
• Bunbury Aldersey CofE Primary School Tarporley
• Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School Frodsham
• Norley Church of England Primary School Frodsham
• St Mary's Church of England Primary School Runcorn

What is Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in October 2024 of its predecessor, Overleigh St Mary's CofE Primary School.

When was Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School was last inspected in April 2025.

How many pupils does Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School have?

Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School has 447 pupils on roll.

What age range does Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School cover?

Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School?

Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School is at Old Wrexham Road, Handbridge, Chester, Cheshire, CH4 7HS.