J H Godwin 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 09/12/2010. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is below average, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Melbourne Road, Chester

School Information

Address: Melbourne Road, Chester, CH1 5JG
Website: www.jhgodwin.cheshire.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01244259666
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Nic Wetton
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 110983

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/12/2010

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 178
Number of Boys: 96
Number of Girls: 82

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -2.8 Confidence interval -5.1 to -0.4
Writing
Well Below Average: -5.6 Confidence interval -7.8 to -3.4
Maths
Well Below Average: -4.4 Confidence interval -6.5 to -2.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:35%
England Average:65%

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

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
J H Godwin Primary School
Melbourne Road , Blacon CH1 5JG 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Arches Community Primary School
Saughall Road , Blacon CH1 5EZ 		3out of 4 859 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Dee Point Primary School
Blacon Point Road , Blacon CH1 5NF 		3out of 4 944 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Highfield Community Primary School
Blacon Point Road , Blacon CH1 5LD 		3out of 4 1,016 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Theresa's Catholic Primary School
Kipling Road , Blacon CH1 5UU 		3out of 4 1,240 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College
Melbourne Road , Blacon CH1 5JH 		3out of 4 124 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ancora House School
Countess of Chester Health Park , CH2 1BQ 		4out of 4 2,603 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
University of Chester
Parkgate Road , CH1 4BJ 		- not rated 2,783 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Saltney Ferry C.P. School
Saltney Ferry Road , Saltney Ferry CH4 0BN 		- not rated 3,047 yd Welsh establishment Not Applicable Not applicable More About School
The Queen's School
City Walls Road , CH1 2NN 		- not rated 3,208 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Saltney Wood Memorial C.P. School
Boundary Lane , Saltney CH4 8LN 		- not rated 3,235 yd Welsh establishment Not Applicable Not applicable More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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