Forton Primary School is a primary school located in Preston. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 12/09/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is well above average, 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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School Lane, Preston

School Information

Address: School Lane, Preston, PR3 0AS
Website: www.fortonschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01524791188
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lorna Boase
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119128

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 12/09/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 105
Number of Pupils: 67
Number of Boys: 34
Number of Girls: 33

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 3.8 Confidence interval 0.7 to 7
Writing
Average: 2.7 Confidence interval -0.2 to 5.6
Maths
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -1.3 to 4.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:73%
England Average:65%

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

School:20%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
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
Forton Primary School
School Lane , Forton PR3 0AS 		2out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Cockerham Parochial CofE Primary School
Main Street , Cockerham LA2 0EF 		3out of 4 2,474 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Scorton Church of England Primary School
Snow Hill Lane , Scorton PR3 1AY 		3out of 4 3,158 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Crookhey Hall School
Garstang Road , Cockerham LA2 0HA 		- not rated 1,895 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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