The Arches Community Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 18 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Unique reference
- 134897
- Address
- Saughall Road, Blacon, CH1 5EZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 186 (63% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.6%
- Girls
- 48.4%
- First language not English
- 10.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 51.1%
- Persistent absence
- 21.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 38.2%
White British 85.5%
African 5.4%
Other White 3.8%
Mixed 2.1%
Other 1.6%
Irish 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.1
WritingAverage-1.3
MathsAbove average2.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 61%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 16%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
The Arches Community Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 16
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 15
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 7
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 15
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 23 11 12 |
| Year 1 | 27 17 10 |
| Year 2 | 30 16 14 |
| Year 3 | 27 11 16 |
| Year 4 | 26 13 13 |
| Year 5 | 22 13 9 |
| Year 6 | 31 15 16 |