School Summary

The Arches Community Primary School


Boys: 107
Girls: 118
Total Pupils: 225
Opened: 01-09-2005
Ofsted: Good
: Michelle Ashfield
The Arches Community Primary School
Saughall Road
Chester
Cheshire
CH1 5EZ
Telephone: 01244667660
Website: https://www.thearches.cheshire.sch.uk

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AdministrativeWard (name): Blacon
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Boarders (code): 1
Boarders (name): No boarders
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CensusDate: 20-01-2022
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County (name): Cheshire
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Diocese (code): 0000
Diocese (name): Not applicable
DistrictAdministrative (code): E06000050
DistrictAdministrative (name): Cheshire West and Chester
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Easting: 338436
EdByOther (name): Not applicable
EstablishmentAccredited (code): 0
EstablishmentAccredited (name): Not applicable
EstablishmentName: The Arches Community Primary School
EstablishmentNumber: 3804
EstablishmentStatus (code): 1
EstablishmentStatus (name): Open
EstablishmentTypeGroup (code): 4
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GOR (name): North West
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Gender (code): 3
Gender (name): Mixed
HeadFirstName: Michelle
HeadLastName: Ashfield
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LA (name): Cheshire West and Chester
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LastChangedDate: 05-05-2023
Locality: Blacon
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NumberOfBoys: 107
NumberOfGirls: 118
NumberOfPupils: 225
NurseryProvision (name): No Nursery Classes
OfficialSixthForm (code): 2
OfficialSixthForm (name): Does not have a sixth form
OfstedLastInsp: 09-05-2018
OfstedRating (name): Good
OfstedSpecialMeasures (code): 0
OfstedSpecialMeasures (name): Not applicable
OpenDate: 01-09-2005
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ParliamentaryConstituency (name): City of Chester
PercentageFSM: 42.70
PhaseOfEducation (code): 2
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PreviousLA (name): Pre LGR (2009) Cheshire
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RSCRegion (name): West Midlands
ReasonEstablishmentClosed (code): 00
ReasonEstablishmentClosed (name): Not applicable
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ReasonEstablishmentOpened (name): Result of Amalgamation
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SchoolCapacity: 315
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SchoolWebsite: www.thearches.cheshire.sch.uk
Section41Approved (name): Not applicable
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SpecialClasses (code): 0
SpecialClasses (name): Not applicable
StatutoryHighAge: 11
StatutoryLowAge: 4
Street: Saughall Road
TeenMoth (name): Not applicable
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TelephoneNum: 01244667660
Town: Chester
TrustSchoolFlag (code): 0
TrustSchoolFlag (name): Not applicable
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TypeOfEstablishment (code): 01
TypeOfEstablishment (name): Community school
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UKPRN: 10072371
UPRN: 100012567957
URN: 134897
UrbanRural (code): C1
UrbanRural (name): (England/Wales) Urban city and town
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reviews: [{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"5 years ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"They give the children ham sandwiches for there DINNER! 5days a week weather its winter or not.\nOne slice of Cold toast or a peice of fruit for snack, 55p each day.\n\nSince swimming became a part of the National curriculum all schools have to provide swimming lessons, and are not aloud to charge you for this, well the arches still manage to charge \u00c2\u00a32.50 each child to pay for a coach.\nBearing in mind the baths are only 2.4 miles away oh\" and the cost of a child return to chester town is \u00c2\u00a31.10 on the bus.\nI Wasnt to botherd about the money or the fact its twice as much as the bus,\nIts the fact that the school is run on greed.\nPlus its the only primary school in chester without there own mini bus.\n\nAnd to top it off the pupils toilets are tiny due to it being a nursery back in the day!\nNOT FIT FOR PRIMARY CHILDREN AT ALL.\n\nMy sons hated them and said they would not ever use them due to there size.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"They give the children ham sandwiches for there DINNER! 5days a week weather its winter or not.\nOne slice of Cold toast or a peice of fruit for snack, 55p each day.\n\nSince swimming became a part of the National curriculum all schools have to provide swimming lessons, and are not aloud to charge you for this, well the arches still manage to charge \u00c2\u00a32.50 each child to pay for a coach.\nBearing in mind the baths are only 2.4 miles away oh\" and the cost of a child return to chester town is \u00c2\u00a31.10 on the bus.\nI Wasnt to botherd about the money or the fact its twice as much as the bus,\nIts the fact that the school is run on greed.\nPlus its the only primary school in chester without there own mini bus.\n\nAnd to top it off the pupils toilets are tiny due to it being a nursery back in the day!\nNOT FIT FOR PRIMARY CHILDREN AT ALL.\n\nMy sons hated them and said they would not ever use them due to there size.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"RIPITUP CH1","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/103489238462086000813\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocJCqBnIIUhBI80HhxQmFwUkNHZMffThTK7ku2_iBPVU=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2018-01-09T21:39:27Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"11 years ago","rating":2,"text":{"text":"Im am a little biased on this as when children went it was a new school, even though we stayed there for a couple of years. I believe the staff bully the children and on the same note have favourites. They were in my opinion trying to be something they are not or due to the location of the school will never be, and until these points have been addressed then in my opinion this will also be a poor school. 1 last point to mention, i know of a child who was highly allergic to hazelnuts and to seafood, and both were given to the child with quite serious effects......","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Im am a little biased on this as when children went it was a new school, even though we stayed there for a couple of years. I believe the staff bully the children and on the same note have favourites. They were in my opinion trying to be something they are not or due to the location of the school will never be, and until these points have been addressed then in my opinion this will also be a poor school. 1 last point to mention, i know of a child who was highly allergic to hazelnuts and to seafood, and both were given to the child with quite serious effects......","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Gavin Latham","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/105117781310170402020\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjVWJTZfeqmyxoCBWJCxV6Xzq4Y2j8wjYJYdgaDtfWMh0A=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2012-09-22T11:20:40Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"5 years ago","rating":5,"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Toni Saunders","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/107067327588807116490\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocKLYuqoJUlACSVXAIutueUA4-b7577aa6XrKud7uyoH=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2018-05-11T13:49:00Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"5 years ago","rating":5,"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Joko Jabang","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/105274618296039151970\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjXBgNTMbftXeIaBnXAQa2gK5o4nx9vvCXD2d8PzI_4K9w=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba2"},"publishTime":"2018-04-01T19:47:31Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"7 years ago","rating":1,"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Charley graham","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/107930680534406216740\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjXo9zrU20Zhek_QQSpe9WlUOeYX78zWclZ7Rh9sJWUwjA=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2016-07-05T09:16:26Z"}]