Black Firs Primary School is a primary school located in Congleton. 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 06/11/2013. 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 3.3%, which is 0.7 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Longdown Road, Congleton

School Information

Address: Longdown Road, Congleton, CW12 4QJ
Website: http://www.black-firs.co.uk
Telephone: 01260272935
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cheshire East
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Martin Casserley
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140981

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 06/11/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 280
Number of Pupils: 346
Number of Boys: 171
Number of Girls: 175

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -3.3 to 0.5
Writing
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -1.5 to 2
Maths
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2.2 to 1.1

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:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Black Firs Primary School
Longdown Road , CW12 4QJ 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
The Quinta Primary School
Ullswater Road , CW12 4LX 		3out of 4 847 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School
Belgrave Avenue , CW12 1HT 		4out of 4 2,032 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Marlfields Primary School
Waggs Road , CW12 4BT 		3out of 4 2,184 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Astbury St Mary's CofE Primary School
School Lane , Astbury CW12 4RG 		1out of 4 2,470 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Congleton High School
Box Lane , CW12 4NS 		3out of 4 554 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Eaton Bank Academy
Jackson Road , CW12 1NT 		3out of 4 3,131 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Aidenswood
48 Parson Street , CW12 4ED 		- not rated 1,808 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Boys More About School
Cornerstone Academy
Marlfields Primary Academy , Waggs Road CW12 4BT 		- not rated 2,184 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Cheshire Alternative Provision School
Unit 1 & 2 , Ground Floor CW12 1EH 		- not rated 2,731 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Oracle School Congleton
Unit 2 Dane Valley Mill , Havannah Street CW12 2AH 		- not rated 3,194 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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