Higher Walton 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 good. The school inspection was carried out on 11/07/2013. 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 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Rosewood Avenue, Preston

School Information

Address: Rosewood Avenue, Preston, PR5 4FE
Website: http://www.walton.lancs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01772335945
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Joy Headley
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119393

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/07/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 119
Number of Pupils: 123
Number of Boys: 58
Number of Girls: 65

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -3.6 to 2.3
Writing
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -3 to 2.4
Maths
Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -3.9 to 1.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:67%
England Average:65%

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

School:6%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Higher Walton Church of England Primary School
Rosewood Avenue , Higher Walton PR5 4FE 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Coupe Green Primary School
Coupe Green , Hoghton PR5 0JR 		3out of 4 1,434 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School
Larch Grove , Bamber Bridge PR5 6GX 		3out of 4 1,580 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Brindle
Bournes Row , Gregson Lane PR5 0DQ 		3out of 4 1,831 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School
Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School, Bournes Row , Gregson Lane PR5 0DR 		2out of 4 1,831 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Walton-Le-Dale High School
Brindle Road , Bamber Bridge PR5 6RN 		2out of 4 1,322 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
Station Road , Bamber Bridge PR5 6PB 		3out of 4 1,892 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Coppice School
Ash Grove , Bamber Bridge PR5 6GY 		3out of 4 1,483 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Bridgeway School
Church Road , Bamber Bridge PR5 6EP 		- not rated 2,817 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Progress School
Gough Lane , Bamber Bridge PR5 6AQ 		- not rated 3,212 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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