Lowca Community School is a primary school located in Whitehaven. 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 average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Lowca, Whitehaven

School Information

Address: Lowca, Whitehaven, CA28 6QS
Website:
Telephone: 01946372656
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cumbria
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Joanne Crawford
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112158

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: 57
Number of Pupils: 57
Number of Boys: 30
Number of Girls: 27

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 3.1 Confidence interval -1.2 to 7.3
Writing
Average: 3.6 Confidence interval -0.3 to 7.6
Maths
Average: 1.9 Confidence interval -1.9 to 5.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:63%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
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
3out of 4Lowca Community School
Lowca, CA28 6QS 		0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Bridget's CofE School
Main Street, Parton CA28 6NY 		1,697 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Distington Community School
Church Road, Distington CA14 5TE 		2,884 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Moresby Primary School
School Brow, Moresby Parks CA28 8UX 		2,938 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Bransty Primary School
Mona Road, Bransty CA28 6EG 		2,993 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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