How far Cheshire West and Chester schools admitted from
For every oversubscribed school, Cheshire West and Chester publishes how far away the last child offered a place lived. This is that figure for 31 schools, tightest first. A short distance means a school that fills up close to its gates; a long one means places went further afield.
The tightest is Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School at 0.17 miles in 2025/26; the most far-reaching, Neston High School, admitted from 868.3 miles.
Primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Admitted from | Round | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School Ellesmere Port | Good | 0.17 mi | 2025/26 | 122% |
| Westminster Community Primary School Ellesmere Port | Good | 0.33 mi | 2025/26 | 108% |
| Mill View Primary School Chester | Outstanding | 0.41 mi | 2025/26 | 103% |
| Belgrave Primary School Chester | Good | 0.43 mi | 2025/26 | 100% |
| Tarvin Primary School Chester | No current grade | 0.45 mi | 2025/26 | 73% |
| Darnhall Primary School Winsford | Good | 0.68 mi | 2025/26 | 109% |
| Boughton Heath Academy Chester | Outstanding | 0.69 mi | 2025/26 | 100% |
| Hoole Church of England Primary School Chester | No current grade | 0.72 mi | 2025/26 | 94% |
| Dee Point Primary School Chester | Requires improvement | 0.76 mi | 2025/26 | 115% |
| Acresfield Academy Chester | Outstanding | 1.05 mi | 2025/26 | 105% |
| Christleton Primary School Chester | No current grade | 1.13 mi | 2025/26 | 105% |
| Parkgate Primary School Neston | No current grade | 1.13 mi | 2025/26 | 88% |
| Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School Northwich | Outstanding | 1.25 mi | 2025/26 | 95% |
| Clutton Church of England Primary School Chester | Good | 1.38 mi | 2025/26 | 46% |
| Whitby Heath Primary School Ellesmere Port | No current grade | 1.41 mi | 2025/26 | 97% |
| The Acorns Primary and Nursery School Ellesmere Port | No current grade | 1.46 mi | 2025/26 | 90% |
| The Oaks Community Primary School Ellesmere Port | Requires improvement | 1.65 mi | 2025/26 | 82% |
| Sutton Green Primary School Ellesmere Port | Good | 1.79 mi | 2025/26 | 97% |
| Horn's Mill Primary School Frodsham | Good | 1.86 mi | 2025/26 | 95% |
| Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School Chester | No current grade | 1.89 mi | 2025/26 | 101% |
| The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy Chester | Good | 2.12 mi | 2025/26 | 94% |
| Little Sutton C of E Primary School Ellesmere Port | Good | 2.48 mi | 2025/26 | 91% |
| Alvanley and Manley Village School Frodsham | Good | 2.69 mi | 2025/26 | 95% |
| Delamere CofE Primary Academy Tarporley | Outstanding | 2.84 mi | 2025/26 | 97% |
| Whitley Village School Warrington | No current grade | 3.21 mi | 2025/26 | 80% |
| Highfield Community Primary School Chester | No current grade | 3.97 mi | 2025/26 | 104% |
| Frodsham Manor House Primary School Frodsham | No current grade | 4.45 mi | 2025/26 | 100% |
| Brookside Primary School Ellesmere Port | No current grade | 5.86 mi | 2025/26 | 88% |
Secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Admitted from | Round | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School Chester | Good | 522.1 mi | 2025/26 | 104% |
| The County High School, Leftwich Northwich | No current grade | 579.2 mi | 2025/26 | 100% |
| Neston High School Neston | No current grade | 868.3 mi | 2025/26 | 100% |
Reading the numbers
These are not catchment areas: most English schools have none. Each figure is the distance from the school to the home of the furthest child who was offered a place under the distance criterion in that round, as Cheshire West and Chester measures it, which is usually a straight line from a fixed point at the home to one at the school. Looked-after children, siblings and, at faith schools, faith criteria come before distance, so a school can fill before distance is reached at all. The figure moves every year with the number of applications. How the whole process works →
Checking an address against these
Each school's page has a checker that measures a postcode against that school's distance. The full property report measures every nearby school at once, alongside sold prices, flood risk and the rest of the house.
Admission distances published by Cheshire West and Chester. School details and grades from the Department for Education's register and Ofsted. If a figure looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.