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EnglandNorth WestCheshire West and ChesterCH1 5EZThe Arches Community Primary School
Primary

The Arches Community Primary School

Primary

Cheshire West and Chester · Chester · CH1 5EZ www.thearches.cheshire.sch.uk

Pupils
186
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
186
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
186
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 18/07/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCheshire West and Chester
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio17.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of The Arches Community Primary School · Primary · Cheshire West and Chester

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
65%
+4pp
73%63%53%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
RWM higher standard
6%
-10pp
16%10%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
19%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
74%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
74%
SPAG expected standard
84%
SPAG higher standard
29%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
186
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
11%
FSM eligible
52%
SEN
45%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
20%

Contact

Address
Saughall Road, Blacon, Chester, CH1 5EZ
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
2024/2565%6%77%19%71%13%74%23%74%84%104.0104.0106.045%186
2023/2461%16%87%32%68%16%84%29%77%84%105.0105.0110.040%192
2022/2353%3%62%29%59%6%76%26%71%74%103.0105.0106.0+0.10-1.30+2.5035%203
2018/1973%3%82%12%82%9%79%9%88%85%103.0104.0107.0+0.80+1.50+1.3032%260
2017/1857%3%70%10%77%10%83%13%77%73%102.0106.0104.0-1.40+0.90+2.0031%236
2016/1748%7%72%14%79%10%55%14%83%72%103.0102.0104.0+2.50+3.00+0.5028%253

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
2024/2518618.345%11%52%7%20%
2023/2419216.540%12%50%7%24%
2022/2320317.235%9%46%8%26%
2021/2222514.832%8%45%8%21%
2020/2124617.336%8%51%
2018/1926019.032%8%46%4%12%
2017/1823618.931%5%43%5%12%
2016/1725317.528%1%45%5%11%

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