Croftlands Junior School is a primary school located in Ulverston. 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 07/12/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is average, progress in maths is below average, progress in writing is well below 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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Oakwood Drive, Ulverston

School Information

Address: Oakwood Drive, Ulverston, LA12 9JU
Website: www.croftlands-jun.cumbria.sch.uk
Telephone: 01229585211
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cumbria
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Cathy Styles
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112198

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 07/12/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 140
Number of Boys: 82
Number of Girls: 58

Absence

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

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -2.4 to 1.6
Writing
Well Below Average: -2.8 Confidence interval -4.6 to -1
Maths
Below Average: -2.3 Confidence interval -4.1 to -0.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:62%
England Average:65%

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

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
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
Croftlands Infant School
Oakwood Drive , LA12 9JU 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Croftlands Junior School
Oakwood Drive , LA12 9JU 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Springfield Road , LA12 0EA 		3out of 4 959 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Sir John Barrow School
Argyle Street , LA12 0BD 		3out of 4 1,373 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Church Walk CofE Primary School
Church Walk , LA12 7EN 		3out of 4 1,921 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ulverston Victoria High School
Springfield Road , LA12 0EB 		3out of 4 753 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sandside Lodge School
Springfield Road , LA12 0DZ 		3out of 4 2,067 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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