Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School is a primary school located in Widnes. 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 19/06/2013. 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 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Pit Lane, Widnes, WA8 9HS
Website: www.farnworthprimary.eschools.co.uk/
Telephone: 01514243042
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Halton
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Andrew Redman
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 111394

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 19/06/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 416
Number of Boys: 203
Number of Girls: 213

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2.2 to 0.9
Writing
Average: 0 Confidence interval -1.5 to 1.4
Maths
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -1.8 to 1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:58%
England Average:65%

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

School:19%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Birchfield Nursery School
Victoria Avenue , WA8 7TH
3out of 4 910 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School
Naylor Road , Warrington Road Childrens Centre WA8 0BS
4out of 4 2,143 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School
Dundalk Road , WA8 8DF
3out of 4 2,526 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School
Pit Lane , WA8 9HS
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Lunts Heath Primary School
Wedgewood Drive , WA8 9RJ
4out of 4 317 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Fairfield Primary School
Peelhouse Lane , WA8 6TH
3out of 4 1,249 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Moorfield Primary School
School Way , Moorfield Road WA8 3HJ
2out of 4 1,620 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Bede's Catholic Junior School
Appleton Village , WA8 6EL
4out of 4 1,666 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wade Deacon High School
Birchfield Road , WA8 7TD
4out of 4 1,181 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
Highfield Road , WA8 7DW
3out of 4 1,516 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Liverpool Road , WA8 7HU
4out of 4 2,562 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Riverside College Halton
Kingsway , WA8 7QQ
- not rated 2,521 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Brookfields School
Moorfield Road , WA8 3JA
4out of 4 1,895 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Chesnut Lodge Special School
Green Lane , Ditton WA8 7HF
3out of 4 2,354 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Ashley High School
Cawfield Avenue , WA8 7HG
4out of 4 2,414 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.