Ashton Primary School is a primary school located in Preston. 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 27/09/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Ainsdale Drive, Preston

School Information

Address: Ainsdale Drive, Preston, PR2 1TU
Website: www.ashton.lancs.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01772728052
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sue Blackburn
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119238

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 27/09/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 207
Number of Boys: 114
Number of Girls: 93

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3.2 Confidence interval -5.5 to -0.8
Writing
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1.7 to 2.6
Maths
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -2.2 to 1.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:41%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ashton Primary School
Ainsdale Drive , Ashton-on-Ribble PR2 1TU 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Lea Community Primary School
Greavestown Lane , Lea PR2 1PD 		3out of 4 657 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Preston
Victoria Park Avenue , Lea PR2 1RP 		3out of 4 1,005 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Ingol Community Primary School
Whitby Avenue , Ingol PR2 3YP 		3out of 4 1,326 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Cottam Primary School
Haydocks Lane , Cottam PR4 0NY 		3out of 4 1,372 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ashton Community Science College
Aldwych Drive , Ashton PR2 1SL 		3out of 4 516 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Our Lady's Catholic High School
St Anthony's Drive , Fulwood PR2 3SQ 		4out of 4 2,582 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Penwortham Priory Academy
Crow Hills Road , Penwortham PR1 0JE 		2out of 4 2,861 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Royal Cross Primary School
Elswick Road , Ashton-on-Ribble PR2 1NT 		4out of 4 693 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Pioneer TEC
Wallend Road , PR2 2HW 		- not rated 1,816 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Spen Brook School
(former Hawes Side Library) , Hawes Side Lane FY4 5AJ 		- not rated 2,442 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
The Limes School
73A Taunton Road , Ashton under Lyne OL7 9DU 		- not rated 2,442 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Boys More About School
Cedar Lodge School
c/o Hexagon Care Services , Unit 1 Tustin Court PR2 2YQ 		- not rated 2,544 yd Other independent special school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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