The Arches Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Chester, Cheshire West and Chester
The Arches Community Primary School is a primary school in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 18 July 2023. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Saughall Road, Blacon, Chester, CH1 5EZ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 180 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 55% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 18 July 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils, including children in the early years, enjoy attending this happy and welcoming school.”
- “They benefit from kind and positive relationships with staff and each other.”
- “Pupils are confident that staff will always listen to them and help them if they have any concerns or worries.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, the assessment strategies that staff use are less well developed.”
- “From time to time, in these subjects, this prevents teachers from ensuring that aspects of pupils’ earlier learning are secure.”
- “However, some pupils do not have sufficient opportunity to learn and revisit aspects of some fundamental British values.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 65% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 21 first-preference applications, 21 offers in total, 21 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2016 to 2026, as Cheshire West and Chester published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cheshire West and Chester.
- Highfield Community Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Theresa's Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- J H Godwin Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Dee Point Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Mill View Primary School 1.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Upton Heath CofE Primary School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Oswald's CofE Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published