Legh Vale Primary School is a primary school located in St Helens. 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 11/03/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Legh Road, St Helens

School Information

Address: Legh Road, St Helens, WA11 0ER
Website: http:www.leghvale.st-helens.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01744678330
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: St. Helens
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Andrew Howard
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 104782

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/03/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 590
Number of Pupils: 521
Number of Boys: 259
Number of Girls: 262

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.3 to 2.6
Writing
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -0.5 to 2.3
Maths
Above Average: 1.5 Confidence interval 0.2 to 2.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:77%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Legh Vale Primary School
Legh Road , Haydock WA11 0ER 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Grange Valley Primary School
Heyes Avenue , Haydock WA11 0XQ 		4out of 4 1,166 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St. Mary's Catholic Primary Blackbrook
Chain Lane , Blackbrook WA11 9QY 		3out of 4 1,515 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St James' Church of England Primary School
Lyme Street , Haydock WA11 0NL 		3out of 4 1,680 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Haydock English Martyrs' Primary School
Piele Road , Haydock WA11 0JY 		3out of 4 1,698 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Outwood Academy Haydock
Clipsley Lane , Haydock WA11 0JG 		- not rated 521 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Haydock High School
Clipsley Lane , Haydock WA11 0JG 		2out of 4 521 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic High School
Boardmans Lane , Blackbrook WA11 9BB 		1out of 4 1,762 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Cuthbert's Catholic High School
Berrys Lane , Sutton WA9 3HE 		3out of 4 2,925 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pace
Derbyshire Hill Road , WA9 2LH 		3out of 4 1,828 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lansbury Bridge School
Lansbury Avenue , Parr WA9 1TB 		3out of 4 2,289 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Mill Green School
Lansbury Avenue , Parr WA9 1BU 		4out of 4 2,289 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Penkford School
Wharf Road , WA12 9XZ 		3out of 4 2,736 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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