Upton Westlea Primary School

School overview

Upton Westlea Primary School is a primary school serving Cheshire West and Chester, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 163 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. Ofsted rated the school 'Requires improvement' in January 2026. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 53% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the national average of 61%. That is down 2.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 6% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Upton Westlea Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 10 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.8%. There are about 14.2 pupils per teacher. If you are considering Upton Westlea Primary School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.