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Best Schools in Ellesmere Port

Compare 28 schools in Ellesmere Port. Data includes Ofsted ratings and exam performance (Attainment 8, Progress 8, KS2 results).

Official data sourced from the Department for Education (DfE) • Last updated 24 Oct 2025

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28

Total Schools

5

Outstanding

18

Good

Primary Schools

24 schools

Secondary Schools

5 schools

Top Performing Schools in Ellesmere Port

Ordered by KS2 combined reading/writing/maths meeting expected standard (or the average of subject measures where needed).

St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School

Voluntary aided school

Primary

Rossall Grove, Little Sutton, Ellesmere Port, CH66 1NN

Ages: 4-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 9/19/2019

Performance

Reading Meets Standard

97%

Maths Meets Standard

93%

Reading Progress

+2.7

Maths Progress

+2.7

209 pupils • 16.3% FSM • 6.7% EAL

Childer Thornton Primary School

Academy converter

Primary

New School Lane, Childer Thornton, Ellesmere Port, CH66 1QY

Ages: 3-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Outstanding

Last inspection: 5/4/2022

Performance

Reading Meets Standard

90%

Maths Meets Standard

97%

Reading Progress

+2.4

Maths Progress

+3.6

241 pupils • 6.2% FSM • 3.3% EAL

Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School

Voluntary aided school

Primary

Capenhurst Lane, ELLESMERE PORT, CH65 7AQ

Ages: 3-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 12/7/2022

Performance

Reading Meets Standard

91%

Maths Meets Standard

79%

Reading Progress

+2.8

Maths Progress

+1.6

367 pupils • 18.8% FSM • 9.0% EAL

Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School

Voluntary aided school

Primary

Deeside, Whitby, Ellesmere Port, CH65 6TQ

Ages: 4-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 12/7/2022

Performance

Reading Meets Standard

90%

Maths Meets Standard

80%

Reading Progress

+0.2

Maths Progress

-1.2

200 pupils • 22.5% FSM • 4.0% EAL

Meadow Community Primary School

Community school

Primary

Dolphin Crescent, Great Sutton, Ellesmere Port, CH66 4SZ

Ages: 4-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Outstanding

Last inspection: 5/6/2015

Performance

Reading Meets Standard

75%

Maths Meets Standard

71%

Reading Progress

-0.1

Maths Progress

-1.7

420 pupils • 6.2% FSM • 1.9% EAL

Wolverham Primary and Nursery School

Academy converter

Primary

Milton Road, Wolverham, Ellesmere Port, CH65 5AT

Ages: 2-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Outstanding

Last inspection: 5/24/2022

Performance

Reading Meets Standard

73%

Maths Meets Standard

73%

Reading Progress

+0.4

Maths Progress

+0.8

298 pupils • 35.6% FSM • 13.1% EAL

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Archers Brook SEMH Residential School

Community special school

Primary, Secondary

Chester Road, Great Sutton, Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NA

Ages: 9-16

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 3/14/2018

Performance

Reading Meets Standard

No data

Maths Meets Standard

No data

Reading Progress

No data

Maths Progress

No data

Attainment 8

No data

Progress 8

No data

English & Maths 5+

No data

English & Maths 4+

No data

83 pupils • 62.7% FSM • 0.0% EAL

Brookside Primary School

Community school

Primary

Rostherne Avenue, Great Sutton, Ellesmere Port, CH66 2EE

Ages: 3-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 7/11/2023

Performance

Reading Meets Standard

59%

Maths Meets Standard

56%

Reading Progress

-0.8

Maths Progress

-1.2

209 pupils • 31.1% FSM • 8.1% EAL

Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School

Community school

Primary

Cambridge Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 4AQ

Ages: 3-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 10/10/2023

Performance

Reading Meets Standard

55%

Maths Meets Standard

81%

Reading Progress

-1.9

Maths Progress

+3.2

249 pupils • 30.1% FSM • 19.7% EAL

Childer Thornton Primary School

Academy converter

Primary

New School Lane, Childer Thornton, Ellesmere Port, CH66 1QY

Ages: 3-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Outstanding

Last inspection: 5/4/2022

Performance

Reading Meets Standard

90%

Maths Meets Standard

97%

Reading Progress

+2.4

Maths Progress

+3.6

241 pupils • 6.2% FSM • 3.3% EAL

Ellesmere Port Catholic High School

Voluntary aided school

Secondary, Post-16

Capenhurst Lane, Whitby, Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ

Ages: 11-18

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Requires improvement

Last inspection: 6/23/2021

Performance

Attainment 8

37.4

Progress 8

-0.55

English & Maths 5+

26%

English & Maths 4+

50%

936 pupils • 29.8% FSM • 7.2% EAL

Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy

Academy sponsor led

Secondary, Post-16

Capenhurst Lane, Whitby, Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ

Ages: 11-18

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Not rated

No inspection date available

Performance

Attainment 8

No data

Progress 8

No data

English & Maths 5+

No data

English & Maths 4+

No data

Pupil numbers not available • FSM data not available

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