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The Arches Community Primary School
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The quality of education Good
Behaviour and attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership and management Good
Early years provision Good
Previous inspection grade Good
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Foundational Skills: Consistent approach to teaching phonics, starts as soon as children join.
Success of the Curriculum: Leaders and staff have designed a curriculum that is suitably broad and balanced for pupils.
Areas Needing Improvement: In a small number of subjects, assessment strategies need further development.
Performance in Maths & Reading: Older pupils talk with enthusiasm about different types of books.
Support for Falling Behind: Staff are adept at identifying pupils who find reading difficult and support them to catch up quickly.
Behaviour and Attitudes: Pupils are polite, respectful, and follow classroom routines diligently.
Support for SEND Pupils: Teachers skilfully adapt the curriculum to ensure pupils with SEND learn well alongside their friends.
Managing Bullying and Pupil Safety: Leaders deal with any instances of bullying swiftly and effectively.
Promotion of Welfare and Safety: Safeguarding is everyone's priority. Staff know what to do if they have a concern.
Parent Feedback: Parents are positive about the support that staff provide for their children’s wider development.
Parental Involvement: Parents can use Ofsted Parent View to give opinions and find school feedback.
Extracurricular Activities: Pupils look forward to residential trips and after-school activities like art club and wildlife club.
Teacher Engagement: Staff enjoy working at the school and value the consideration of leaders for their workload and well-being.
Impact on Student Progress: Staff explain new learning clearly and design activities that help pupils remember the intended curriculum.
Assessment of Teaching Quality: Most subjects have well-equipped staff for checking pupils' learning, but some subjects need improvement in this area.
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The Arches Community Primary School is a Primary, Co-Ed school located in Cheshire, North West.

It has 192 students from age 4-11 yr with a student-teacher ratio of 16 : 1.

At this school, 53% of pupils achieved higher standard in reading, writing & maths at key stage 2.

This school rated Good by recent Ofsted inspection.

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Ofset report Good Good Good
Age range 4-11 3-11 3-11
Gender Co-Ed Co-Ed Co-Ed
Student teacher ratio 16.5 25.8 19.3
Proficient Math 105 108 102
Proficient Read 103 109 103
Grade 5 or above GCSE - - -
Grade 5 or above A Level - - -
Day Fees - - -
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Primary Exam Result

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score School LA England
Maths 105 96 97
Reading 103 98 98

Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).

Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard 53% 55.11% 55.96%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard 3% 6.11% 7.42%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject Progress score Description
Reading 0.1 Average
Writing -1.3 Below Average
Maths 2.5 Above Average

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score School LA England
Maths 104 2 94 96
Reading 103 1 95 95

Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).

Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard 73% 16 58.65% 60.44%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard 3% 9.28% 9.72%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject Progress score Description
Reading 0.8 Above Average
Writing 1.5 Above Average
Maths 1.3 Above Average

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score School LA England
Maths 106 4 95 94
Reading 102 1 98 95

Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).

Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard 57% 9 57.86% 59.51%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard 3% 4 8.77% 9.16%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject Progress score Description
Reading -1.4 Below Average
Writing 0.9 Above Average
Maths 2 Above Average

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score School LA England
Maths 102 93 93
Reading 103 94 93

Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).

Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard 48% 53.36% 56.29%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard 7% 7.98% 8.19%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject Progress score Description
Reading 2.5 Above Average
Writing 3.0 Above Average
Maths 0.5 Average
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Holidays 2024/25

Holidays Date
Autumn Half Term Holidays 28th Oct 2024 - 1st Nov 2024
Winter Holidays 23rd Dec 2024 - 3rd Jan 2025
Spring Half Term Holidays 17th Feb 2025 - 21st Feb 2025
Spring Holidays 7th Apr 2025 - 22nd Apr 2025
Summer Half Term Holidays 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025
Summer Holidays 24th Jul 2025 - 2nd Sep 2025

Terms Dates 2024/25

Terms Dates
Autumn Term 2nd Sep 2024 - 27th Oct 2024
Autumn Term-2 2nd Nov 2024 - 22nd Dec 2024
Spring Term 4th Jan 2025 - 16th Feb 2025
Spring Term-2 22nd Feb 2025 - 6th Apr 2025
Summer Term 23rd Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025
Summer Term-2 31st May 2025 - 23rd Jul 2025
Students Teachers
16 : 1
Student teacher ratio at The Arches Community Primary School
Local authority ratio 18 : 1

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