Abbey Village Primary School is a primary school located in Chorley. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 28/11/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.3%, which is 1.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Bolton Road, Chorley

School Information

Address: Bolton Road, Chorley, PR6 8DD
Website: www.abbeyvillage.lancs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01254830489
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Joanne Maher
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119307

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 28/11/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 119
Number of Pupils: 56
Number of Boys: 21
Number of Girls: 35

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -4.3 to 2.7
Writing
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -2.5 to 3.9
Maths
Average: -2.7 Confidence interval -5.7 to 0.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:42%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:100
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Abbey Village Primary School
Bolton Road , Abbey Village PR6 8DD
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Withnell
Bury Lane , Withnell PR6 8SD
3out of 4 1,113 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Stephen's Tockholes CofE Primary School
Rock Lane , Tockholes BB3 0LX
3out of 4 2,307 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School
School Lane , Brinscall PR6 8PT
4out of 4 2,472 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Meadow View Learning Centre
150 Chorley Road , Withnell PR6 8BN
- not rated 2,316 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.