Neston Primary School
About the school
Neston Primary School is an open primary school in Cheshire West and Chester.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 9 December 2025
- Published
- 11 March 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Early years
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 50%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 61%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 11%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 6%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 56%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 76%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 56%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 72%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 61%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 74%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 56%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 74%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 28%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 28%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 72%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 83%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 104
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 106
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 102
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 105
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 102
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 105
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
153
Girls
51.63%
Boys
48.37%
SEN support
18.30%
Education, health and care plan
3.27%
English as an additional language
3.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
38.46%
Overall absence
7.24
Persistent absence
24.19