Kings Moat Community Primary School - Build Update

Progress is being made on the construction of the new Kings Moat Primary School, on Moat Lane in Chester, which has been commissioned by Cheshire West and Chester Council.

Kings Moat Community Primary School is a new state-of-the-art school being built in the Kings Moat Garden Village.

The village is a substantial new community of around 1,300 homes on the southern edge of Chester.

Once complete, the school will sit centrally within the development with new homes surrounding the school and be located close to the new community playing fields, 3G pitches and public park.

The Sandstone Trust have been appointed to run the school when it opens in September 2026. This experienced academy trust already manage four schools in the Cheshire West and Chester area.

The building project is being overseen by a team at Cheshire West and Chester Council and the 210 places it will offer, will be open to residents of the Kings Moat housing development off Wrexham Road.

Councillor Adam Langan, Cabinet Member for Children and Young People said:

“It’s exciting to see this brand-new school progressing so well and the construction works are on schedule, which is great news.”

Applications for residents to apply for Reception 2026 opened on 1st September and will close 15th January 2026. 

Parents wanting to apply for year 1 and 2 will apply for an in-year application.