Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Primary school · Chester, Cheshire West and Chester
CH1 4HG
Composite score
39.6

Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School at a glance

Located in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 395 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 2.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#11,017
National rank
#1632
In North West
#85
In Cheshire West and Chester
Top 74%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
61%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 395 % FSM ever-6 17.2% % EAL 51.6% Age range 3–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Church of England

Location

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