Barrow URC Primary School is a primary school located in Clitheroe. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 22/05/2013. 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 2.2%, which is 1.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Old Row, Clitheroe

School Information

Address: Old Row, Clitheroe, BB7 9AZ
Website: www.barrow.lancsngfl.ac.uk/
Telephone: 01254822338
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Nicola McArdle
Religious character: United Reformed Church
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119397

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/05/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 160
Number of Pupils: 154
Number of Boys: 86
Number of Girls: 68

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 0% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -2 to 3.3
Writing
Average: 2 Confidence interval -0.4 to 4.5
Maths
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2.9 to 1.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:76%
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
Ribblesdale Nursery School
Queens Road , BB7 1EL 		3out of 4 3,153 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Barrow URC Primary School
Old Row , Barrow BB7 9AZ 		4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Whalley Church of England Primary School
Church Lane , Whalley BB7 9SY 		3out of 4 2,717 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe
Greenacre Street , BB7 1ED 		3out of 4 3,000 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Edisford Primary School
Edisford Road , BB7 2LN 		4out of 4 3,243 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ribblesdale High School
Queens Road , BB7 1EJ 		3out of 4 3,005 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oakhill School
Wiswell Lane , Whalley BB7 9AF 		- not rated 1,818 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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