Ancora House School

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

Cheshire West and ChesterLocal Authority

Chester North and NestonConstituency

CH2 1BQPostcode

9.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Ancora House School is a state-funded pru for pupils aged 11–18, located in Cheshire West and Chester, North West.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 19 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

84%

Unclassified

16%

Pupils

Total Pupils

16%Boys

84%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

11%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: PRU
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 19
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
25 Jun 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
9 Nov 2012	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.