Grange Valley Primary School is a primary school located in St Helens. 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 16/11/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Heyes Avenue, St Helens

School Information

Address: Heyes Avenue, St Helens, WA11 0XQ
Website: http://www.grangevalley.st-helens.sch.uk
Telephone: 01744678300
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: St. Helens
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Dianne Holcroft
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 104774

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/11/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 265
Number of Pupils: 272
Number of Boys: 131
Number of Girls: 141

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -0.9 to 3.5
Writing
Average: 1.7 Confidence interval -0.3 to 3.7
Maths
Above Average: 2.7 Confidence interval 0.8 to 4.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:84%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Grange Valley Primary School
Heyes Avenue , Haydock WA11 0XQ
4out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St James' Church of England Primary School
Lyme Street , Haydock WA11 0NL
3out of 4 732 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Haydock English Martyrs' Primary School
Piele Road , Haydock WA11 0JY
3out of 4 894 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Legh Vale Primary School
Legh Road , Haydock WA11 0ER
3out of 4 1,166 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Lyme Community Primary School
Lyme Street , WA12 9HD
2out of 4 1,376 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Outwood Academy Haydock
Clipsley Lane , Haydock WA11 0JG
- not rated 704 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Haydock High School
Clipsley Lane , Haydock WA11 0JG
2out of 4 704 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic High School
Boardmans Lane , Blackbrook WA11 9BB
1out of 4 2,708 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Byrchall High School
Warrington Road , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 9PQ
2out of 4 3,080 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Rookery Avenue , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 9PF
3out of 4 3,223 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Penkford School
Wharf Road , WA12 9XZ
3out of 4 1,801 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Pace
Derbyshire Hill Road , WA9 2LH
3out of 4 2,236 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lansbury Bridge School
Lansbury Avenue , Parr WA9 1TB
3out of 4 2,806 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Mill Green School
Lansbury Avenue , Parr WA9 1BU
4out of 4 2,850 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.