Grimsargh St Michael's 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 outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 12/03/2014. 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 2.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Preston Road, Preston

School Information

Address: Preston Road, Preston, PR2 5SD
Website: www.grimsargh-st-michaels.lancs.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01772653600
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Stuart Booth
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119565

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 12/03/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 211
Number of Boys: 115
Number of Girls: 96

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -1.2 to 3.6
Writing
Above Average: 2.4 Confidence interval 0.2 to 4.6
Maths
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -0.8 to 3.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:81%
England Average:65%

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

School:27%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Grimsargh St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Preston Road , Grimsargh PR2 5SD
4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge
Preston Road , Longridge PR3 3BJ
3out of 4 2,043 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, Preston
Gamull Lane , Ribbleton PR2 6SJ
3out of 4 2,395 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Preston Grange Primary School
Grange Avenue , Ribbleton PR2 6PS
3out of 4 2,538 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Brookfield Community Primary School
Watling Street Road , PR2 6TU
3out of 4 2,822 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Highfield Priory School
Fulwood Row , Fulwood PR2 5RW
- not rated 2,462 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Ribbleton Hall Drive , PR2 6EE
3out of 4 3,225 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.