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The Arches Community Primary School

Cheshire West and Chester, CH1 5EZPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jul 2023
KS2 Results
61%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
15 1st-choice / 16 places
Ranking
#7,454
of 13,686 nationally

About The Arches Community Primary School

The Arches Community Primary School in Cheshire West and Chester holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across its two most recent inspections, the latest of which took place in 2023. In that inspection, every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — was judged Good. The most telling exam metric for this primary school is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which stands at 61%. That figure is exactly in line with the local authority average for Cheshire West and Chester, placing the school in the middle of the pack. Nationally, it ranks in the 54th percentile among all primary schools, and within the local authority it sits 57th out of 128 schools. The school’s ranking score of 61 places it in the bottom half of schools nationally, but the data shows a solid, consistent performance rather than any dramatic weakness.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressSaughall Road, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, CH1 5EZ
HeadteacherMichelle Ashfield
Local AuthorityCheshire West and Chester
Number of Pupils186
Free School Meals (FSM)51.1%
School Capacity186 / 210 (89% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

18 Jul 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 28 Sept 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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The Arches Community Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.