Gisburn Road Community Primary School is a primary school located in Barnoldswick. 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 29/04/2015. 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 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Gisburn Road, Barnoldswick, BB18 5LS
Website: www.gisburnroad.com
Telephone: 01282812287
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Nicola Walker
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119265

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 29/04/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 224
Number of Boys: 104
Number of Girls: 120

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1.8 to 2.9
Writing
Above Average: 2.4 Confidence interval 0.2 to 4.5
Maths
Average: 1.6 Confidence interval -0.4 to 3.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:52%
England Average:65%

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

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gisburn Road Community Primary School
Gisburn Road , BB18 5LS
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Barnoldswick
West Close Road , BB18 5EN
3out of 4 350 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School
Kelbrook Road , BB18 5TB
3out of 4 846 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Coates Lane Primary School
Kirkstall Drive , BB18 6EZ
3out of 4 1,064 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Salterforth Primary School
Cross Lane , Salterforth BB18 5UD
3out of 4 2,110 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
West Craven High School
Kelbrook Road , BB18 5TB
3out of 4 1,001 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Alternative School
The Old Library , Fernlea Avenue BB18 5DW
- not rated 390 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.