Barnacre Road 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 08/03/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is well above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Barnacre Road, Preston

School Information

Address: Barnacre Road, Preston, PR3 2PD
Website: www.barnacreroadprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01772783555
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Simon Wallis
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119808

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 08/03/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 230
Number of Pupils: 211
Number of Boys: 110
Number of Girls: 101

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -2.1 to 2.4
Writing
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.8 to 2.4
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.1 Confidence interval 1.1 to 5.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:55%
England Average:65%

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

School:14%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Barnacre Road Primary School
Barnacre Road , Longridge PR3 2PD 		3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Longridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary School
St Wilfrid's Terrace , Longridge PR3 3WQ 		3out of 4 229 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Longridge Church of England Primary School
Berry Lane , Longridge PR3 3JA 		3out of 4 772 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge
Preston Road , Longridge PR3 3BJ 		3out of 4 3,153 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Goosnargh
The Hill , Horns Lane PR3 2FJ 		3out of 4 3,176 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Longridge High School
Preston Road , Longridge PR3 3AR 		2out of 4 1,055 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Cecilia's RC High School
Chapel Hill , Longridge PR3 2XA 		3out of 4 1,231 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hillside Specialist School and College
Ribchester Road , Longridge PR3 3XB 		3out of 4 2,233 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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