Garswood Primary and Nursery School is a primary school located in Wigan. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 28/06/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading 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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Hamilton Road, Wigan

School Information

Address: Hamilton Road, Wigan, WN4 0SF
Website: www.garswoodprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01744678290
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: St. Helens
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Pamela Potter
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 104778

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 28/06/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 205
Number of Boys: 107
Number of Girls: 98

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -1.7 to 2.5
Writing
Above Average: 2.1 Confidence interval 0.2 to 4.1
Maths
Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -3.3 to 0.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:76%
England Average:65%

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

School:12%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
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
Garswood Primary and Nursery School
Hamilton Road , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 0SF 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Rectory CofE Primary School
Rectory Road , North Ashton WN4 0QF 		3out of 4 1,049 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School
Downall Green Road , Bryn WN4 0LZ 		3out of 4 1,576 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
R L Hughes Primary School
Mayfield Street , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 9QL 		3out of 4 2,012 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Bryn St Peter's CofE Primary School
Downall Green Road , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 0DL 		3out of 4 2,084 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cansfield High School
Old Road , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 9TP 		3out of 4 2,077 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Rookery Avenue , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 9PF 		3out of 4 2,606 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Byrchall High School
Warrington Road , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 9PQ 		2out of 4 2,608 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Outwood Academy Haydock
Clipsley Lane , Haydock WA11 0JG 		- not rated 3,000 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Haydock High School
Clipsley Lane , Haydock WA11 0JG 		2out of 4 3,000 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Landgate School, Bryn
Landgate Lane , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 0EP 		3out of 4 2,631 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Nugent House School
Carr Mill Road , Billinge WN5 7TT 		- not rated 2,658 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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