All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary controlled school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address Hough Green Road
Widnes
Cheshire
WA8 4PG
Phone 01512572450
Reference Number 131217

All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School has shown notable improvement since its last inspection, moving from a previous grade of requires improvement to now being rated as good across all areas. Pupils are proud of their school and demonstrate a high level of engagement in their learning, which is reinforced by a well-ordered curriculum that meets their needs. Teachers are skilled in assessing student progress, particularly in phonics and early reading, effectively supporting pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

General Makeup

Number of pupils 194
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.06%
Girls: 47.94%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 53.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 3.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.7
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 25.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 16 10 26
2 13 12 25
3 14 16 30
4 16 15 31
5 14 14 28
6 17 11 28

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 89.7%
Mixed, Other 3.1%
White, Other 2.6%
Unclassified 2.6%
White & Asian 0.5%
Asian, Other 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 12 Sep 2023
Date Report
12 Sep 2023 School inspection:
04 Mar 2020 School inspection:
19 May 2015 Full inspection:
22 Jan 2014 Monitoring visit
19 Sep 2013 Monitoring visit
18 Jun 2013 Full inspection:
09 Nov 2011 Curriculum and development visit
14 Jun 2010 Full inspection:
22 Nov 2006 Full inspection:
25 Nov 2002 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong culture of respect among pupils.
  • Wide range of extracurricular clubs tailored to student interests.
  • Effective support for pupils with SEND.
  • High-quality pastoral care fostering wellbeing.
  • Prominent focus on phonics leading to fluency in reading.
  • Close collaboration with parents to support children's learning.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some pupils do not build effectively on the reading skills acquired early on.
  • Unclear essential knowledge in a few subjects leading to inconsistency in teaching.

Ofsted Parent View

The latest published parent view scores are from 2021. Ofsted only publish scores if there have been more than 10 responses to the survey.

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know Total Responses
1. My child is happy at this school. 69 56 6 2 1 134
2. My child feels safe at this school. 72 54 6 1 1 134
3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. 63 61 4 2 4 134
4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. 88 16 13 2 4 11
5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. 21 65 33 7 8 134
6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly. 33 48 34 9 5 5
7. My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. 12 9 2 0 0 23
8. The school has high expectations for my child. 62 56 6 3 7 134
9. My child does well at this school. 64 60 3 2 5 134
10. The school lets me know how my child is doing. 51 63 16 3 1 134
11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. 67 60 4 2 1 134
12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. 60 60 7 1 6 134
13. The school supports my child’s wider personal development. 37 69 7 6 15 134
14. I would recommend this school to another parent. 120 14

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 46%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 4%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 104
Maths 103

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 1.3
Writing 1.6
Maths 0.8

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 11 1
Third Preference 6 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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