Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School

Walpole Street, Chester, CH1 4HG

Local ranking50th of 119 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

420

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
61.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
75.0%
Writing (Expected)
69.0%
Maths (Expected)
76.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
73.0%
Reading avg scaled score
107.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
107.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
106.0
Cohort Size
51

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
395
Boys
206 (52%)
Girls
189 (48%)
Capacity
420 (94% full)
SEND
14.9%
FSM Eligible
17.2%
EAL
51.6%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.8%
SEN Support
11.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
23.2:1
Teachers (FTE)
16.7
Budget per Pupil
£6,707/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
6.1% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
19.0% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Church of England
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 32.6%
  • White Other: 18.0%
  • Other: 18.0%
  • Asian Indian: 12.9%
  • Mixed Other: 3.1%
  • Asian Other: 2.9%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 2.2%
  • Black African: 2.2%

32.6%

White British

18.0%

White Other

18.0%

Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Walpole Street

Chester, North West

Administrative

URN
136806
UKPRN
10079132
Establishment No.
5205