Cobbs Brow School is a primary school located in Skelmersdale. 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 10/07/2014. 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 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Manfield, Skelmersdale

School Information

Address: Manfield, Skelmersdale, WN8 6SU
Website: www.cobbsbrowschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01695720632
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Ian Eaton
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119329

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 10/07/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 320
Number of Pupils: 330
Number of Boys: 167
Number of Girls: 163

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -1.9 to 2.1
Writing
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -0.4 to 3.2
Maths
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -2 to 1.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:89%
England Average:65%

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

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cobbs Brow School
Manfield , Ashurst WN8 6SU 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Crow Orchard Primary School
School Lane , WN8 8QG 		3out of 4 910 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
Ashurst Road , Ashurst WN8 6TN 		3out of 4 929 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
Windrows , New Church Farm WN8 8NP 		3out of 4 1,157 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Woodlands Community Primary School
Heathgate , Birch Green WN8 6QH 		3out of 4 1,159 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lathom High School : A Technology College
Glenburn Road , WN8 6JN 		2out of 4 697 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College
Glenburn Road , WN8 6JW 		3out of 4 745 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Maharishi Free School
Cobbs Brow Lane , Lathom L40 6JJ 		3out of 4 1,240 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kingsbury Primary Special School
School Lane , Chapel House WN8 8EH 		4out of 4 1,765 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
West Lancashire Community High School
School Lane , Chapel House WN8 8EH 		3out of 4 1,766 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Elm Tree Community Primary School
Elmers Wood Road , Tanhouse WN8 6SA 		4out of 4 2,096 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Learn 4 Life School
Quarry Bank Community Centre, 364 Ormskirk Road , WN8 9AL 		- not rated 2,402 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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