The Arches Community Primary School

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

Cheshire West and ChesterLocal Authority

Chester North and NestonConstituency

CH1 5EZPostcode

6.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Arches Community Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Cheshire West and Chester, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 180 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 61%
Higher standard: 16%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

92%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

180

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

55%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 180
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
28 Sept 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
18 Jun 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.