Bentham Community Primary School is a primary school located in Lancaster. 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 24/02/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Low Bentham Road, Lancaster

School Information

Address: Low Bentham Road, Lancaster, LA2 7BP
Website: www.benthamcpschool.org.uk/
Telephone: 01524261412
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: North Yorkshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Claire Pearson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 121380

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 24/02/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 148
Number of Boys: 82
Number of Girls: 66

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -7.7 Confidence interval -10.4 to -5.1
Writing
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -3 to 1.8
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.9 Confidence interval -6.2 to -1.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:43%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:98
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bentham Community Primary School
Low Bentham Road , Bentham LA2 7BP 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stonegate School
13 Main Street , Low Bentham LA2 7BX 		- not rated 1,213 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Girls More About School
Cedar House School
, Low Bentham LA2 7DD 		- not rated 1,753 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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