Chorley Astley Park School is a school located in Chorley. 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 31/01/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.8%, which is 2.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Harrington Road, Chorley

School Information

Address: Harrington Road, Chorley, PR7 1JZ
Website: www.astleypark.lancs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01257262227
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Kieran Welsh
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119877

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 31/01/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 176
Number of Pupils: 172
Number of Boys: 121
Number of Girls: 51

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 18.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -7.8 Confidence interval -11.5 to -4.2
Writing
Well Below Average: -8.3 Confidence interval -11.6 to -4.9
Maths
Well Below Average: -8.2 Confidence interval -11.4 to -5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -1.86 Confidence interval -2.47 to -1.25
Of the 18 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 17 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:0%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:0.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:0
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Duke Street Nursery School
Duke Street , PR7 3DU 		4out of 4 1,297 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Highfield Nursery School
Wright Street , PR6 0SL 		4out of 4 1,305 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School
Highfield Road South , PR7 1RB 		2out of 4 567 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley
Hornchurch Drive , PR7 2RJ 		3out of 4 903 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Buckshaw Primary School
Chancery Road , Astley Village PR7 1XP 		3out of 4 1,005 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Gillibrand Primary School
Grosvenor Road , PR7 2PJ 		4out of 4 1,195 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Duke Street Primary School
Duke Street , PR7 3DU 		3out of 4 1,203 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Parklands High School
Southport Road , PR7 1LL 		3out of 4 507 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Michael's Church of England High School
Astley Road , PR7 1RS 		4out of 4 662 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Southlands High School
Clover Road , PR7 2NJ 		3out of 4 1,870 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Albany Academy
Bolton Road , PR7 3AY 		3out of 4 2,061 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Holy Cross Catholic High School
Myles Standish Way , PR7 3LS 		3out of 4 2,253 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chorley Astley Park School
Harrington Road , PR7 1JZ 		4out of 4 0 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Oliver House School
Hallgate , PR7 1XA 		- not rated 829 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Lancashire College of Adult Education
Southport Road , PR7 1NB 		- not rated 890 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Progress Schools - Chorley
Inspire Youth Zone , Chapel Street PR7 1BS 		- not rated 900 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Mayfield House School
1 Mayfield Road , PR6 0DG 		- not rated 1,005 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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