Oldfield 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 07/11/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Green Lane, Chester

School Information

Address: Green Lane, Chester, CH3 5LB
Website: http://www.oldfield.cheshire.sch.uk
Telephone: 01244292426
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Alan Brown
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 111230

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 07/11/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 208
Number of Boys: 112
Number of Girls: 96

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 1.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.8 Confidence interval -0.4 to 4
Writing
Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -4 to 0.1
Maths
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -3.2 to 0.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:58%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oldfield Primary School
Green Lane , Vicars Cross CH3 5LB
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hoole Church of England Primary School
Hoole Lane , Hoole CH2 3HB
3out of 4 962 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Cherry Grove Primary School
Cherry Grove Road , CH3 5EG
3out of 4 1,191 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Martin's Academy Chester
91 Hoole Road , CH2 3NG
4out of 4 1,388 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School
Lightfoot Street , Hoole CH2 3AD
3out of 4 1,477 yd Voluntary aided 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 1,891 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Christleton High School
Village Road , Christleton CH3 7AD
4out of 4 2,320 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Upton-by-Chester High School
St James Avenue , Upton-by-Chester CH2 1NN
3out of 4 2,327 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Chester International School
Queens Park Campus, Queens Park Road , Handbridge CH4 7AE
- not rated 2,691 yd Studio schools No Mixed More About School
Queen's Park High School
Queens Park Road , Handbridge CH4 7AE
2out of 4 2,849 yd Academy sponsor led No 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 953 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Hammond
Mannings Lane , CH2 4ES
- not rated 2,112 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
The Firs School
45 Newton Lane , Chester CH2 2HJ
- not rated 2,252 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Dee Banks School
Dee Banks , Sandy Lane CH3 5UX
3out of 4 2,252 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Abbey School for Exceptional Children
10-12 Abbey Square , Chester CH1 2HU
- not rated 2,817 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.