Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School is a primary school located in Carnforth. 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 13/03/2008. 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 2.6%, which is 1.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Mount Pleasant Lane, Carnforth, LA5 8DT
Website: www.blsschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01524823606
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Daniel Hargreaves
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119521

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 13/03/2008

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 308
Number of Boys: 155
Number of Girls: 153

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 1.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -0.5 to 3.2
Writing
Average: 0 Confidence interval -1.7 to 1.7
Maths
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.2 to 3.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:86%
England Average:65%

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

School:25%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School
Mount Pleasant Lane , Bolton-le-Sands LA5 8DT
4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Nether Kellet Community Primary School
Bridge Road , Nether Kellet LA6 1HH
4out of 4 1,819 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School
Shady Lane , Slyne-with-Hest LA2 6JL
3out of 4 2,642 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Carnforth Community Primary School
North Road , LA5 9LQ
3out of 4 3,114 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Carnforth Christ Church, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School
North Road , LA5 9LJ
3out of 4 3,202 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Carnforth High School
Kellet Road , LA5 9LS
3out of 4 3,264 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.