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J H Godwin Primary School

Primary

Cheshire West and Chester · Chester · CH1 5JG www.jhgodwin.cheshire.sch.uk/

Pupils
168
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
32%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
168
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
32%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
168
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 24/05/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCheshire West and Chester
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio15.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of J H Godwin Primary School · Primary · Cheshire West and Chester

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
32%
+2pp
56%43%30%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 32%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
4%2%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
53%
Reading higher standard
26%
Writing expected standard
79%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
47%
Maths higher standard
11%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
74%
SPAG higher standard
11%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
168
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
14%
FSM eligible
39%
SEN
29%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Melbourne Road, Blacon, Chester, CH1 5JG
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2532%0%53%26%79%0%47%11%84%74%103.0101.0103.029%168
2023/2430%0%50%13%53%0%53%3%70%47%100.099.0100.024%174
2022/2356%0%63%26%67%0%74%15%81%63%105.0104.0103.0-1.80-2.10-1.3030%174
2018/1935%4%46%15%46%4%50%12%65%46%101.0101.0102.0-2.80-5.60-4.4018%189
2017/1850%4%62%4%62%4%62%12%69%65%101.0101.0102.0-2.80-3.00-1.4023%189
2016/1725%0%36%4%71%11%57%4%64%46%99.0101.0100.0-2.10+1.50-0.1023%188

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2516818.329%14%39%7%19%
2023/2417414.324%9%39%6%20%
2022/2317415.730%9%41%8%24%
2021/2217816.829%10%44%6%22%
2020/2117820.725%9%47%
2018/1918918.418%8%47%4%8%
2017/1818915.523%6%51%4%6%
2016/1718816.823%3%52%4%11%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.