Ashleigh Primary School is a primary school located in Darwen. 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 10/10/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is well above average, progress in maths is above average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Ross Street, Darwen

School Information

Address: Ross Street, Darwen, BB3 2JT
Website: http://www.ashleighdarwen.co.uk
Telephone: 01254703171
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Blackburn with Darwen
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Ian Matthews
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119200

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 10/10/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 236
Number of Pupils: 217
Number of Boys: 112
Number of Girls: 105

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
N/A: 4.1 Confidence interval 2 to 6.2
Writing
N/A: 1.9 Confidence interval 0 to 3.8
Maths
Above Average: 2.5 Confidence interval 0.7 to 4.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:80%
England Average:65%

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

School:14%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Turncroft Nursery School
Highfield Road , BB3 2DN 		4out of 4 1,460 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ashleigh Primary School
Ross Street , BB3 2JT 		3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy
Knowlesly Road , BB3 2JA 		3out of 4 710 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen
Limes Avenue , BB3 2SG 		3out of 4 1,020 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Turncroft Road , BB3 2BW 		2out of 4 1,310 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Holy Trinity VC School
Bank Top , BB3 2RW 		2out of 4 1,662 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Darwen Aldridge Community Academy
Sudell Road , BB3 3HD 		3out of 4 1,509 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio
Police Street , BB3 1AF 		3out of 4 1,868 yd Studio schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Aurora Woodlands School
Woodlands , Holly Tree Close BB3 2NG 		- not rated 250 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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