The Arches Community Primary School
Community primary school in Chester (Cheshire West and Chester).
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Nearby schools
nearest first20 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Highfield Community Primary School, 0.2 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highfield Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.2 mi | Primary | 218 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| St Theresa's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 0.4 mi | Primary | 179 | Good, 2024 |
| J H Godwin Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.4 mi | Primary | 161 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 5 |
| Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports CollegeFoundation | 0.5 mi | Secondary | 651 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 4 |
| Dee Point Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.6 mi | Primary | 485 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| Ancora House SchoolPupil referral unit | 1.1 mi | Alternative provision | 19 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| University of ChesterHigher education institutions | 1.1 mi | Higher education institutions | - | - |
| Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.2 mi | Primary | 369 | Good, 2023 |
| The Queen's SchoolOther independent | 1.5 mi | Independent | 382 | - |
| Abbey School for Exceptional ChildrenOther independent special | 1.6 mi | Special | 128 | - |
| Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN CollegeCommunity special | 1.7 mi | Special | 170 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Jul 2014) |
| Upton Heath CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 323 | Good, 2024 |
| Mill View Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 242 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Newton Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.8 mi | Primary | 369 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| The Firs SchoolOther independent | 1.8 mi | Independent | 144 | - |
| Wood Memorial Primary SchoolCommunity primary, Wales | 1.9 mi | Primary | 169 | - |
| St Anthony's Catholic PrimaryVoluntary aided primary, Wales | 1.9 mi | Primary | 68 | - |
| The Grosvenor Park Church of England AcademyFree schools | 1.9 mi | Primary | 198 | Good, 2023 |
| Saughall All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.9 mi | Primary | 275 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (May 2018) |
| St. David's High SchoolCommunity secondary, Wales | 2.0 mi | Secondary | 351 | - |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is close to the middle for deprivation in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 5 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 50
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