Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery is a primary school located in Preston. 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 15/11/2018. 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 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Brant Road, Preston

School Information

Address: Brant Road, Preston, PR1 5TU
Website: http://www.brockholeswood.lancs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01772792302
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Amanda Sinker
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119230

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/11/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 257
Number of Pupils: 239
Number of Boys: 113
Number of Girls: 126

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.1 Confidence interval -4.5 to 0.2
Writing
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -1 to 3.3
Maths
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -1.3 to 2.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:52%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
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
Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery
Brant Road , PR1 5TU
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Fishwick Primary School
Downing Street , PR1 4RH
3out of 4 1,003 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
Downing Street , PR1 4RH
3out of 4 1,003 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School
Farringdon Lane , Ribbleton PR2 6LX
2out of 4 1,149 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Moor Nook Community Primary School
Ribbleton Hall Drive , Ribbleton PR2 6EE
2out of 4 1,314 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Preston Muslim Girls High School
Deepdale Mill Street , PR1 5BY
4out of 4 2,541 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
Eden Boys' School, Preston
Adelaide Street , PR1 4BD
4out of 4 2,558 yd Free schools No Boys More About School
Moor Park High School and Sixth Form
Moor Park Avenue , PR1 6DT
2out of 4 3,031 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Christ The King Catholic High School
Lawrence Avenue , Frenchwood PR1 4PR
3out of 4 3,279 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cardinal Newman College
Lark Hill Road , PR1 4HD
- not rated 2,948 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Ribbleton Hall Drive , PR2 6EE
3out of 4 1,055 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Highfield Priory School
Fulwood Row , Fulwood PR2 5RW
- not rated 2,320 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Acorns Primary School
Moor Park , Blackpool Road PR1 6AU
3out of 4 3,199 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Larches High School
Moor Park , PR1 6AA
3out of 4 3,201 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.