Cherry Fold Community Primary School is a primary school located in Burnley. 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 19/09/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is average, progress in writing is below average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Cog Lane, Burnley

School Information

Address: Cog Lane, Burnley, BB11 5JS
Website: www.cherryfold.lancs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01282426630
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Esther Selway
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 133622

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 19/09/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 389
Number of Boys: 212
Number of Girls: 177

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -2.9 Confidence interval -4.8 to -0.9
Writing
Below Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -3.6 to -0.1
Maths
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -3 to 0.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:48%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Taywood Nursery
Accrington Road , BB11 5AE 		4out of 4 827 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Ightenhill Nursery School
Lionel Street , BB12 6DY 		4out of 4 1,523 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Rosegrove Nursery School
Havelock Street , BB12 6AJ 		4out of 4 1,747 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Rockwood Nursery School
Kingsland Road , BB11 3PU 		4out of 4 2,324 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Stoneyholme Nursery School
March Street , BB12 0BU 		4out of 4 2,564 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cherry Fold Community Primary School
Cog Lane , BB11 5JS 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, Burnley
Calderbrook Avenue , BB11 4RB 		3out of 4 815 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Burnley Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
Raglan Road , BB11 4LB 		3out of 4 1,017 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Rosewood Primary School
Rosewood Avenue , BB11 2PH 		3out of 4 1,199 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Burnley Ightenhill Primary School
Alder Street , BB12 6ED 		3out of 4 1,582 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Burnley High School
Byron Street , BB12 6NX 		3out of 4 2,685 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Ormerod Road , BB10 3AA 		- not rated 3,111 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Unity College
Townley Holmes , BB11 3DF 		3out of 4 3,175 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Shuttleworth College
Burnley Road , Padiham BB12 8ST 		2out of 4 3,182 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Burnley College
Princess Way , BB12 0AN 		- not rated 2,219 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Rose School
Greenock Street , BB11 4DT 		3out of 4 219 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Coal Clough Academy
Swindon Street , BB11 4PF 		3out of 4 784 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Aspire Hub Burnley
Chapel Place , Hammerton street BB11 1LE 		- not rated 1,593 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Heights Burnley
Burleigh Street , BB12 0DU 		- not rated 2,407 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Park Hill School
Park Hill , Padiham Road BB12 6TG 		- not rated 2,566 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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