Lowercroft Primary School is a primary school located in Bury. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 26/09/2007. 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 2.8%, which is 1.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Ashington Drive, Bury

School Information

Address: Ashington Drive, Bury, BL8 2TS
Website: www.lowercroft.co.uk
Telephone: 01617612798
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bury
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Tessa Farr
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105295

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 26/09/2007

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 245
Number of Pupils: 248
Number of Boys: 136
Number of Girls: 112

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 1.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -1.7 to 2.5
Writing
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -3 to 0.8
Maths
Above Average: 2.6 Confidence interval 0.7 to 4.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:68%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lowercroft Primary School
Ashington Drive , BL8 2TS
4out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Greenhill Primary School
Mile Lane , BL8 2JH
- not rated 596 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Chantlers Primary School
Foulds Avenue , BL8 2SF
3out of 4 998 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School
Colville Drive , BL8 2DX
2out of 4 1,248 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Christ Church Ainsworth Church of England Primary School
Tommy Lane , Ainsworth BL2 5SQ
3out of 4 1,445 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Elton High School
Walshaw Road , BL8 1RN
3out of 4 1,428 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Bridge Road , BL9 0TZ
- not rated 2,479 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Tottington High School
Laurel Street , Tottington BL8 3LY
3out of 4 2,573 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Derby High School
Radcliffe Road , Redvales BL9 9NH
3out of 4 2,589 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Bury Church of England High School
Haslam Brow , BL9 0TS
3out of 4 2,754 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holy Cross College
169 Manchester Road , BL9 9BB
- not rated 3,104 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bury College
Market Street , BL9 0BG
- not rated 3,191 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Excel and Exceed Centre
Buller Street , BL8 2BS
- not rated 1,981 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Mill School - Bury
Wellington Street , Bury BL8 2BD
- not rated 2,026 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bury Grammar Schools
Tenterden Street , BL9 0HN
- not rated 2,676 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Bury Catholic Preparatory School
Arden House , Manchester Road BL9 9BH
- not rated 3,003 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.