Longridge 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 24/02/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Berry Lane, Preston

School Information

Address: Berry Lane, Preston, PR3 3JA
Website: http://www.longridge-cofe.lancs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01772782378
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Catherine Parkin
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119568

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 24/02/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 170
Number of Boys: 68
Number of Girls: 102

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 4 Confidence interval 1.7 to 6.2
Writing
Well Above Average: 4.4 Confidence interval 2.3 to 6.5
Maths
Well Above Average: 7.2 Confidence interval 5.2 to 9.2

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:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Longridge Church of England Primary School
Berry Lane , Longridge PR3 3JA 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Longridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary School
St Wilfrid's Terrace , Longridge PR3 3WQ 		3out of 4 602 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Barnacre Road Primary School
Barnacre Road , Longridge PR3 2PD 		3out of 4 772 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge
Preston Road , Longridge PR3 3BJ 		3out of 4 2,779 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Longridge High School
Preston Road , Longridge PR3 3AR 		2out of 4 697 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Cecilia's RC High School
Chapel Hill , Longridge PR3 2XA 		3out of 4 755 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hillside Specialist School and College
Ribchester Road , Longridge PR3 3XB 		3out of 4 1,520 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Brook View School
Ward Green Lane , Ribchester PR3 3YB 		- not rated 2,869 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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