Harris 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 11/01/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.8%, which is 1.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Wychnor, Preston, PR2 7EE
Website: www.harris.lancs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01772864135
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Helen Brown
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119152

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/01/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 212
Number of Boys: 112
Number of Girls: 100

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -3.8 to 0.8
Writing
Average: -2 Confidence interval -4.2 to 0.1
Maths
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -1.8 to 2.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:70%
England Average:65%

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

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
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
Harris Primary School
Wychnor , Fulwood PR2 7EE
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Preston
Lightfoot Lane , Fulwood PR2 3LP
3out of 4 1,084 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Pool House Community Primary School
Kidsgrove , Tanterton PR2 7BX
3out of 4 1,163 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Queen's Drive Primary School
Black Bull Lane , Fulwood PR2 3LA
4out of 4 1,403 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
St Anthonys Drive , Fulwood PR2 3SQ
3out of 4 1,623 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Fulwood Academy
Black Bull Lane , PR2 9YR
1out of 4 1,141 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Our Lady's Catholic High School
St Anthony's Drive , Fulwood PR2 3SQ
4out of 4 1,468 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Broughton High School
Woodplumpton Lane , Broughton PR3 5JJ
4out of 4 1,785 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Corpus Christi Catholic High School
St Vincent's Road , Fulwood PR2 8QY
3out of 4 1,982 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Archbishop Temple School, A Church of England Specialist College
St Vincent's Road , Fulwood PR2 8RA
4out of 4 2,359 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Preston College
Fulwood Campus , St Vincent's Road PR2 8UR
- not rated 2,512 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lancashire Education Medical Services
Childrens Ward 7 Royal Preston Hospital , Sharoe Green Lane PR2 9HT
- not rated 1,981 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Pius X Preparatory School
200 Garstang Road , Fulwood PR2 8RD
- not rated 2,058 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Moorbrook School
Ainslie Road , Fulwood PR2 3DB
3out of 4 2,547 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.