Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School is a primary school located in Chester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 31/01/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Walpole Street, Chester

School Information

Address: Walpole Street, Chester, CH1 4HG
Website: www.chesterbluecoatce.cheshire.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01244981098
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Matthew Hover
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 136806

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 31/01/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 392
Number of Boys: 217
Number of Girls: 175

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.3 Confidence interval 0.5 to 4.1
Writing
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.2 to 3.1
Maths
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -0.2 to 2.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:52%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:22%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary's Community Nursery School
Old Wrexham Road , CH4 7HS
4out of 4 2,400 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School
Walpole Street , CH1 4HG
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy
Union Street , CH1 1QP
3out of 4 1,277 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Newton Primary School
Kingsway West , Newton CH2 2LA
3out of 4 1,491 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School
Lightfoot Street , Hoole CH2 3AD
3out of 4 1,722 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Highfield Community Primary School
Blacon Point Road , Blacon CH1 5LD
3out of 4 1,858 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chester International School
Queens Park Campus, Queens Park Road , Handbridge CH4 7AE
- not rated 1,716 yd Studio schools No Mixed More About School
Queen's Park High School
Queens Park Road , Handbridge CH4 7AE
2out of 4 1,845 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Catholic High School, Chester
Old Wrexham Road , Handbridge CH4 7HS
3out of 4 2,491 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Upton-by-Chester High School
St James Avenue , Upton-by-Chester CH2 1NN
3out of 4 2,778 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School
Vaughans Lane , Great Boughton CH3 5XF
3out of 4 2,790 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
University of Chester
Parkgate Road , CH1 4BJ
- not rated 107 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Abbey School for Exceptional Children
10-12 Abbey Square , Chester CH1 2HU
- not rated 788 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Queen's School
City Walls Road , CH1 2NN
- not rated 864 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Ancora House School
Countess of Chester Health Park , CH2 1BQ
4out of 4 1,465 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Firs School
45 Newton Lane , Chester CH2 2HJ
- not rated 1,753 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.