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Acresfield Academy

URN
147489
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Acresfield Academy
URN
147489
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Excellent

82 / 100

Excellent

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

75

Inspection

100

Admissions Value

62

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 25% of primary schools in England

Top 25% nationally

#19 of 95 schools in Cheshire West and Chester

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Very Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Acresfield Academy

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Acresfield Academy

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
8 September 2024
Inspection date
2 July 2024
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Outstanding

    Graded 8 September 2024

  • Quality of education

    Outstanding

    Graded 8 September 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

28

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

85

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

28

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

3.04×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Cheshire West and Chester)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.acresfield.cheshire.sch.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Cheshire West and Chester to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

84.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

78.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

84.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

75.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

CH2 1LJ - Acres Lane, Upton By Chester, Chester, Cheshire

Contact details

Address
Acres Lane, Upton By Chester, Chester, Cheshire
Postcode
CH2 1LJ
Phone
1244257350
Website
http://www.acresfield.cheshire.sch.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Cheshire West and Chester
Local authority code
896

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 351 schools in Cheshire West and Chester.

Authority statistics

Total schools

351

Open schools

181

Closed schools

170

Primary schools

258

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Outstanding

    Graded 8 September 2024

  • Personal development

    Outstanding

    Graded 8 September 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Outstanding

    Graded 8 September 2024

  • Early years

    Outstanding

    Graded 8 September 2024

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    8 September 20242 July 2024S5 InspectionOutstandingView report for inspection published 8 September 2024
    • Outstanding

      Published
      8 September 2024
      Inspected
      2 July 2024
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    32.9%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 28

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    38

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary258 (73.7%)
    • Secondary38 (10.9%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other54 (15.4%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Acresfield Community Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    St Mary's CofE Infant School1.0 kmPrimaryClosed
    Upton Westlea Primary School1.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    Upton-by-Chester High School1.1 kmSecondaryOpen
    Upton Heath CofE Primary School1.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    Upton Heath CofE Primary School1.1 kmPrimaryClosed
    Upton Manor County Junior School1.1 kmPrimaryClosed
    Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College1.5 kmNot applicableOpen
    The Hammond1.5 kmNot applicableOpen
    Mill View Primary School1.6 kmPrimaryOpen
    • Acresfield Community Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • St Mary's CofE Infant School
      Distance
      1.0 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Upton Westlea Primary School
      Distance
      1.1 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Upton-by-Chester High School
      Distance
      1.1 km
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Cheshire West and Chester)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Acresfield Community Primary SchoolPrimaryCH2 1LJClosed
    Alvanley and Manley Village SchoolPrimaryWA6 9DDOpen
    Antrobus St Mark's CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryCW9 6LBOpen
    Ashton Hayes Primary SchoolPrimaryCH3 8ABOpen
    Aston by Sutton Primary SchoolPrimaryWA7 3DBOpen
    • Acresfield Community Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CH2 1LJ
      Status
      Closed
    • Alvanley and Manley Village School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      WA6 9DD
      Status
      Open
    • Antrobus St Mark's CofE Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CW9 6LB
      Status
      Open
    • Ashton Hayes Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CH3 8AB
      Status
      Open
    Upton Heath CofE Primary School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Upton Heath CofE Primary School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Upton Manor County Junior School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
    Distance
    1.5 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • The Hammond
    Distance
    1.5 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Mill View Primary School
    Distance
    1.6 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Aston by Sutton Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    WA7 3DB
    Status
    Open