Balshaw Lane Community Primary School is a primary school located in Chorley. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding, quality of education is good. The school inspection was carried out on 04/11/2011. 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 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Bredon Avenue, Chorley

School Information

Address: Bredon Avenue, Chorley, PR7 6NS
Website: http://www.balshawlane.lancs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01257278722
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Helen Gregson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119312

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 04/11/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 365
Number of Pupils: 344
Number of Boys: 183
Number of Girls: 161

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -1.6 to 2.4
Writing
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -0.8 to 2.9
Maths
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -2.1 to 1.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:61%
England Average:65%

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

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Duke Street Nursery School
Duke Street , PR7 3DU
4out of 4 2,962 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Highfield Nursery School
Wright Street , PR6 0SL
4out of 4 3,216 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Balshaw Lane Community Primary School
Bredon Avenue , Euxton PR7 6NS
4out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Euxton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Wigan Road , Euxton PR7 6JW
4out of 4 1,089 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton
Wigan Road , Euxton PR7 6JW
4out of 4 1,176 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Buckshaw Primary School
Chancery Road , Astley Village PR7 1XP
3out of 4 1,343 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley
Hornchurch Drive , PR7 2RJ
3out of 4 1,535 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Parklands High School
Southport Road , PR7 1LL
3out of 4 1,440 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Michael's Church of England High School
Astley Road , PR7 1RS
4out of 4 2,056 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Southlands High School
Clover Road , PR7 2NJ
3out of 4 2,463 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Runshaw College
Langdale Road , PR25 3DQ
- not rated 3,149 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lancashire College of Adult Education
Southport Road , PR7 1NB
- not rated 1,112 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oliver House School
Hallgate , PR7 1XA
- not rated 1,345 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Chorley Astley Park School
Harrington Road , PR7 1JZ
4out of 4 1,939 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Waterloo Lodge
173 Preston Road , Whittle-Le-Woods PR6 7AX
- not rated 2,688 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Progress Schools - Chorley
Inspire Youth Zone , Chapel Street PR7 1BS
- not rated 2,824 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.