St Oswald's CofE Aided 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 23/11/2010. 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 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Grove Road, Chester

School Information

Address: Grove Road, Chester, CH1 6LG
Website: http://www.stoswalds.com
Telephone: 01244456007
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Dave Wallace
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 130929

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 23/11/2010

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 150
Number of Pupils: 140
Number of Boys: 66
Number of Girls: 74

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.4 Confidence interval -5.2 to 0.5
Writing
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -1.4 to 3.9
Maths
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -2.6 to 2.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:61%
England Average:65%

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

School:6%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School
Grove Road , Mollington CH1 6LG 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Theresa's Catholic Primary School
Kipling Road , Blacon CH1 5UU 		3out of 4 2,725 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Upton Heath CofE Primary School
Upton Lane , Upton Heath CH2 1ED 		3out of 4 2,837 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Saughall All Saints Church of England Primary School
Church Road , Saughall CH1 6EP 		3out of 4 2,863 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
The Arches Community Primary School
Saughall Road , Blacon CH1 5EZ 		3out of 4 3,119 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Greater Grace School of Christian Education
Church Lane , Backford CH2 4BE 		- not rated 1,575 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Ancora House School
Countess of Chester Health Park , CH2 1BQ 		4out of 4 2,950 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Wealstone Lane , Upton CH2 1HD 		3out of 4 3,230 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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