Crow Orchard Primary 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 good. The school inspection was carried out on 13/12/2017. 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 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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School Lane, Skelmersdale

School Information

Address: School Lane, Skelmersdale, WN8 8QG
Website: www.croworchard.lancs.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01695724046
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Denise Heath
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119334

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 13/12/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 154
Number of Pupils: 126
Number of Boys: 70
Number of Girls: 56

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.5 Confidence interval -5.2 to 0.2
Writing
Average: 2.2 Confidence interval -0.3 to 4.7
Maths
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -1.6 to 3.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:70%
England Average:65%

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

School:15%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
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
Crow Orchard Primary School
School Lane , WN8 8QG 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
Windrows , New Church Farm WN8 8NP 		3out of 4 433 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Trinity Church of England/Methodist School
Kiln Lane , WN8 8PW 		3out of 4 440 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Cobbs Brow School
Manfield , Ashurst WN8 6SU 		4out of 4 910 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Brookfield Park Primary School
School Lane , Chapel House WN8 8EH 		3out of 4 985 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 4 864 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College
Glenburn Road , WN8 6JW 		3out of 4 1,039 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 2,021 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 4 945 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
West Lancashire Community High School
School Lane , Chapel House WN8 8EH 		3out of 4 1,046 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 2,317 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Elm Tree Community Primary School
Elmers Wood Road , Tanhouse WN8 6SA 		4out of 4 2,436 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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