Garstang St Thomas' Church of England 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 are good. The school inspection was carried out on 22/05/2014. 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 2.2%, which is 1.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Kepple Lane, Preston

School Information

Address: Kepple Lane, Preston, PR3 1PB
Website: www.garstangstthomas.com
Telephone: 01995603454
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Jim Blakely
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119528

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/05/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 210
Number of Boys: 101
Number of Girls: 109

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.2% 4%
Persistent absence: SUPP% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 3.5 Confidence interval 1 to 6.1
Writing
Average: 1.6 Confidence interval -0.7 to 4
Maths
Average: 1 Confidence interval -1.2 to 3.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:78%
England Average:65%

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

School:13%
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
Garstang St Thomas' Church of England Primary School
Kepple Lane , Garstang PR3 1PB 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Mary and Michael Catholic Primary School
Castle Lane , Garstang PR3 1RB 		2out of 4 850 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Garstang Community Primary School
Oak Road , Garstang PR3 1HT 		4out of 4 1,208 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Kirkland and Catterall St Helen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
The Green , Churchtown PR3 0HS 		3out of 4 2,061 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Nateby Primary School
Longmoor Lane , Garstang PR3 0JH 		4out of 4 2,459 yd Community 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 1,545 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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