East Ward Community Primary School is a primary school located in Bury. 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 14/01/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Willow Street, Bury

School Information

Address: Willow Street, Bury, BL9 7QZ
Website: www.eastwardprimary.com
Telephone: 01617646065
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bury
Headteacher / Principal: Mr David Waites
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144572

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 14/01/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 443
Number of Boys: 227
Number of Girls: 216

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 11% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.3 Confidence interval -4.1 to -0.5
Writing
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -1.9 to 1.3
Maths
Average: -1 Confidence interval -2.5 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:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hoyle Nursery School
Chesham Fold Road , BL9 6HR 		4out of 4 584 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
East Ward Community Primary School
Willow Street , BL9 7QZ 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Thomas Church of England Primary School
Pimhole Road , BL9 7EY 		4out of 4 616 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Bury
Porritt Street , Via Huntley Mount Road BL9 6LJ 		2out of 4 739 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School
Danesmoor Drive , BL9 6ER 		3out of 4 1,015 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Fairfield Community Primary School
Rochdale Old Road , BL9 7SD 		3out of 4 1,080 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hazel Wood High School
Hazel Avenue , BL9 7QT 		1out of 4 214 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Bury Church of England High School
Haslam Brow , BL9 0TS 		3out of 4 2,332 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Bridge Road , BL9 0TZ 		- not rated 2,366 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Derby High School
Radcliffe Road , Redvales BL9 9NH 		3out of 4 2,772 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bury College
Market Street , BL9 0BG 		- not rated 1,642 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Holy Cross College
169 Manchester Road , BL9 9BB 		- not rated 2,106 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cambian Chesham House School
Chesham House , Thrush Drive BL9 6JD 		- not rated 722 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Pennine House Hospital School
Pennine House , Fairfield General Hospital BL9 7TD 		- not rated 1,559 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Bury Grammar Schools
Tenterden Street , BL9 0HN 		- not rated 2,096 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Bury Catholic Preparatory School
Arden House , Manchester Road BL9 9BH 		- not rated 2,184 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Mill School - Bury
Wellington Street , Bury BL8 2BD 		- not rated 2,852 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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