Boughton Heath Academy

Primary school in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester. Outstanding (Jul 2024).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 16 July 2024, report published 25 September 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Outstanding overall. The top grade under the previous system. 12% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Outstanding.

Grades for each area
Area	Grade
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years	Outstanding
Safeguarding effective	Yes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around July 2028

The last inspection was in July 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

0.3 milesCherry Grove Primary School
Primary, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester
Standards maintained (Jan 2025)
0.8 milesHoole Church of England Primary School
Primary, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester
Improved significantly (Jan 2025)
0.8 milesSt Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School
Primary, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (Jul 2024)
0.8 milesOldfield Primary School
Primary, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next (Sep 2023)
1.0 milesThe Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy
Primary, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester
Good (Jan 2023)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.