Feniscowles Primary School is a primary school located in Blackburn. 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 30/11/2012. 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 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Livesey Branch Road, Blackburn

School Information

Address: Livesey Branch Road, Blackburn, BB2 5EG
Website: http://www.feniscowlesprimary.com
Telephone: 01254201054
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Blackburn with Darwen
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Rob Andrew
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119163

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 30/11/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 408
Number of Boys: 208
Number of Girls: 200

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -1.9 to 1.2
Writing
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -0.5 to 2.4
Maths
Average: 0 Confidence interval -1.4 to 1.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:86%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Feniscowles Primary School
Livesey Branch Road , Feniscowles BB2 5EG 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburn
Preston Old Road , Feniscowles BB2 5EP 		3out of 4 345 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School
Cherry Tree Lane , Cherry Tree BB2 5NX 		3out of 4 1,057 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Meadowhead Junior School
Anglesey Street , BB2 4QG 		2out of 4 2,361 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Meadowhead Infant School
Shorrock Lane , BB2 4TT 		3out of 4 2,394 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn
Green Lane , BB2 4SR 		3out of 4 1,621 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Witton Park Academy
Buncer Lane , BB2 6TD 		3out of 4 2,848 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Heights Free School
Heys Lane , BB2 4NW 		3out of 4 2,768 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
Eden School
Heys Lane , BB2 4NW 		2out of 4 2,768 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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