Garstang Community Primary School is a primary school located in Preston. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding, quality of education is good. The school inspection was carried out on 22/10/2009. 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 2.6%, which is 1.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Oak Road, Preston, PR3 1HT
Website: www.garstangcommunityprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01995603622
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Stephanie Reeves
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119300

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/10/2009

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 206
Number of Boys: 100
Number of Girls: 106

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 1.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -0.8 to 3.6
Writing
Average: 1.7 Confidence interval -0.3 to 3.7
Maths
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -1.1 to 2.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:65%
England Average:65%

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

School:13%
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
Garstang Community Primary School
Oak Road , Garstang PR3 1HT
4out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Mary and Michael Catholic Primary School
Castle Lane , Garstang PR3 1RB
2out of 4 1,081 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Garstang St Thomas' Church of England Primary School
Kepple Lane , Garstang PR3 1PB
3out of 4 1,208 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Nateby Primary School
Longmoor Lane , Garstang PR3 0JH
4out of 4 3,174 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Winmarleigh Church of England Primary School
Church Lane , Winmarleigh PR3 0LA
3out of 4 3,197 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Garstang Community Academy
Bowgreave , Garstang PR3 1YE
3out of 4 2,178 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.