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
- 395 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.2%
- Girls
- 47.8%
- First language not English
- 51.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.2%
- Persistent absence
- 21.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.1%
White British 37.2%
Other White 20.5%
Indian 14.7%
Mixed 9.3%
African 7.3%
Other Asian 3.3%
Other 2.5%
Chinese 2.3%
Pakistani 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Caribbean 0.8%
Other Black 0.5%
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 59%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 2%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
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
Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 32
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 25
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 18
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 25
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 16 8 8 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 13 5 8 |
| Reception, Full-time | 57 27 30 |
| Year 1 | 55 22 33 |
| Year 2 | 33 17 16 |
| Year 3 | 53 28 25 |
| Year 4 | 56 31 25 |
| Year 5 | 60 38 22 |
| Year 6 | 52 30 22 |