Horwich Parish CofE Primary School is a primary school located in Bolton. 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 02/11/2016. 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 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Church Street, Bolton, BL6 6AA
Website: http://www.horwichparish.net
Telephone: 01204333147
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bolton
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Debbie Mills
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105233

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 02/11/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 353
Number of Boys: 180
Number of Girls: 173

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.7 to 1.5
Writing
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -0.6 to 2.3
Maths
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2.3 to 0.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:75%
England Average:65%

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

School:12%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Horwich Parish CofE Primary School
Church Street , Horwich BL6 6AA 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Beacon Primary School
Peter Martin Street , Horwich BL6 7AL 		1out of 4 767 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's RC Primary School
Victoria Road , Horwich BL6 6EP 		4out of 4 1,051 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Chorley New Road Primary Academy
Chorley New Road , Horwich BL6 6EW 		- not rated 1,147 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Catherine's CofE Primary School
Greenstone Avenue , Horwich BL6 5SJ 		3out of 4 1,228 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rivington and Blackrod High School
Rivington Lane , Horwich BL6 7RU 		3out of 4 1,533 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's RC High School
Chorley New Road , Horwich BL6 6HW 		2out of 4 1,728 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lever Park School
Stocks Park Drive , Horwich BL6 6DE 		3out of 4 451 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Cumberland School
Rivington Lane , Rivington BL6 7RX 		- not rated 1,748 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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