The Arches Community 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 21/05/2014. 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 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Saughall Road, Chester

School Information

Address: Saughall Road, Chester, CH1 5EZ
Website: www.thearches.cheshire.sch.uk
Telephone: 01244667660
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Michelle Ashfield
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 134897

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 21/05/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 246
Number of Boys: 121
Number of Girls: 125

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -1.4 to 3
Writing
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.6 to 3.5
Maths
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -0.6 to 3.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:73%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
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
The Arches Community Primary School
Saughall Road , Blacon CH1 5EZ 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Highfield Community Primary School
Blacon Point Road , Blacon CH1 5LD 		3out of 4 358 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Theresa's Catholic Primary School
Kipling Road , Blacon CH1 5UU 		3out of 4 487 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
J H Godwin Primary School
Melbourne Road , Blacon CH1 5JG 		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 1,090 yd Community 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 4 887 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 1,759 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
University of Chester
Parkgate Road , CH1 4BJ 		- not rated 2,002 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Queen's School
City Walls Road , CH1 2NN 		- not rated 2,574 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Abbey School for Exceptional Children
10-12 Abbey Square , Chester CH1 2HU 		- not rated 2,796 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Wealstone Lane , Upton CH2 1HD 		3out of 4 2,822 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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