Hoole 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 04/02/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is average, progress in writing and progress in maths are below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4%, the same as UK average.

School Information

Address: Hoole Lane, Chester, CH2 3HB
Website: www.hooleceprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01244323890
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Rosalind Flanders
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 134248

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 04/02/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 386
Number of Boys: 197
Number of Girls: 189

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.7 to 1.5
Writing
Below Average: -2.4 Confidence interval -3.8 to -0.9
Maths
Below Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -3.1 to -0.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:63%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
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 2,905 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hoole Church of England Primary School
Hoole Lane , Hoole CH2 3HB
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School
Lightfoot Street , Hoole CH2 3AD
3out of 4 532 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Martin's Academy Chester
91 Hoole Road , CH2 3NG
4out of 4 598 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Cherry Grove Primary School
Cherry Grove Road , CH3 5EG
3out of 4 759 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Oldfield Primary School
Green Lane , Vicars Cross CH3 5LB
3out of 4 962 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School
Vaughans Lane , Great Boughton CH3 5XF
3out of 4 1,598 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chester International School
Queens Park Campus, Queens Park Road , Handbridge CH4 7AE
- not rated 1,912 yd Studio schools No Mixed More About School
Upton-by-Chester High School
St James Avenue , Upton-by-Chester CH2 1NN
3out of 4 2,059 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Queen's Park High School
Queens Park Road , Handbridge CH4 7AE
2out of 4 2,094 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Christleton High School
Village Road , Christleton CH3 7AD
4out of 4 2,998 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Maple Grove School
Clare Avenue , Chester CH2 3HR
- not rated 147 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Firs School
45 Newton Lane , Chester CH2 2HJ
- not rated 1,580 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Abbey School for Exceptional Children
10-12 Abbey Square , Chester CH1 2HU
- not rated 1,877 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Dee Banks School
Dee Banks , Sandy Lane CH3 5UX
3out of 4 1,891 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
University of Chester
Parkgate Road , CH1 4BJ
- not rated 2,273 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.