Lancaster Christ Church Church of England Primary School is a primary school located in Lancaster. 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 05/12/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.9%, which is 1.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Highfield, Lancaster

School Information

Address: Highfield, Lancaster, LA1 3ES
Website: www.christchurch-lancaster.lancs.sch.uk
Telephone: 0152460955
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Emma Simpson
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119532

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 05/12/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 208
Number of Boys: 101
Number of Girls: 107

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -1.1 to 3.4
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.1 Confidence interval -5.2 to -1.1
Maths
Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -3.3 to 0.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:59%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Appletree Nursery School
Milking Stile Lane , LA1 5QB
4out of 4 2,272 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lancaster Christ Church Church of England Primary School
Highfield , Derwent Road LA1 3ES
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Castle View Primary School
Keswick Road , LA1 3LE
3out of 4 539 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Castle View Primary
Keswick Road , LA1 3LE
- not rated 560 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster
Balmoral Road , LA1 3BT
3out of 4 753 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Bowerham Primary & Nursery School
Bowerham Road , LA1 4BS
3out of 4 1,234 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lancaster Royal Grammar School
East Road , LA1 3EF
4out of 4 550 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Central Lancaster High School
Crag Road , LA1 3LS
- not rated 584 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Our Lady's Catholic College
Morecambe Road , LA1 2RX
3out of 4 1,456 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School
Regent Street , LA1 1SF
4out of 4 1,485 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy
Ashton Road , LA1 4RS
4out of 4 1,838 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chadwick High School
Mainway , Skerton LA1 2AY
2out of 4 1,375 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Stepping Stones School
Bowerham Road , LA1 4HT
4out of 4 2,083 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lancaster Steiner School
Lune Road , LA1 5QU
- not rated 2,145 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Jamea Al Kauthar
Ashton Road , LA1 5AJ
- not rated 2,262 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
The Loyne Specialist School
Sefton Drive , LA1 2QD
4out of 4 2,489 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.