Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 17 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Unique reference
- 136806
- Address
- Walpole Street, CH1 4HG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 408 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.5%
- Girls
- 47.5%
- First language not English
- 49.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.2%
- Persistent absence
- 17.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.3%
White British 38%
Other White 20.1%
Indian 13%
African 9.3%
Mixed 8.9%
Other Asian 3.2%
Other 2.9%
Bangladeshi 1.2%
Chinese 1.2%
Caribbean 0.7%
Other Black 0.7%
Pakistani 0.5%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.5
WritingAverage-0.8
MathsAverage1.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 46%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 14%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 52
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 50
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 20
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 50
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 17 6 11 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 11 5 6 |
| Reception, Full-time | 56 23 33 |
| Year 1 | 36 19 17 |
| Year 2 | 55 29 26 |
| Year 3 | 61 35 26 |
| Year 4 | 57 38 19 |
| Year 5 | 57 34 23 |
| Year 6 | 58 25 33 |