Black Combe Junior School is a primary school located in Millom. 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 16/01/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Moor Road, Millom

School Information

Address: Moor Road, Millom, LA18 5DT
Website: www.blackcombe.cumbria.sch.uk
Telephone: 01229772862
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cumbria
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Catherine Dennison
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112160

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/01/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 136
Number of Pupils: 125
Number of Boys: 62
Number of Girls: 63

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -2 to 2.8
Writing
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -2.4 to 1.9
Maths
Above Average: 2.8 Confidence interval 0.7 to 4.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:62%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Parkview Nursery School
St George's Road , LA18 4JE 		3out of 4 443 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Black Combe Junior School
Moor Road , LA18 5DT 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Millom Infant School
Lapstone Road , LA18 4LP 		3out of 4 808 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St James' Catholic Primary School
Lonsdale Road , LA18 4AS 		3out of 4 1,082 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Haverigg Primary School
Atkinson Street , Haverigg LA18 4HA 		3out of 4 1,577 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Millom School
Salthouse Road , LA18 5AB 		2out of 4 824 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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