Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary School is a primary school located in Morecambe. 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 05/10/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading is average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Low Lane, Morecambe

School Information

Address: Low Lane, Morecambe, LA4 6PN
Website: www.torrisholme.lancs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01524410799
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Susan Penney
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119283

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 05/10/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 412
Number of Boys: 209
Number of Girls: 203

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
N/A: 1.4 Confidence interval -0.2 to 3
Writing
N/A: 1.4 Confidence interval 0 to 2.9
Maths
Above Average: 1.9 Confidence interval 0.5 to 3.2

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:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
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 2,835 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary School
Low Lane , Torrisholme LA4 6PN
4out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Great Wood Primary School
Beaufort Road , LA4 6UB
3out of 4 516 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Lancaster Road Primary School
Lancaster Road , LA4 5TH
3out of 4 1,147 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School
Roeburn Drive , Grosvenor Park LA3 3RY
3out of 4 1,196 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Morecambe
Coniston Road , LA4 5PS
3out of 4 1,581 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Morecambe Bay Academy
Dallam Avenue , LA4 5BG
1out of 4 1,497 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Our Lady's Catholic College
Morecambe Road , LA1 2RX
3out of 4 2,769 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lancaster and Morecambe College
Morecambe Road , LA1 2TY
- not rated 888 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe Road , LA3 3AB
3out of 4 836 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Loyne Specialist School
Sefton Drive , LA1 2QD
4out of 4 1,759 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito College
Slyne Road , LA2 6AP
- not rated 2,136 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lancaster Steiner School
Lune Road , LA1 5QU
- not rated 2,524 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Chadwick High School
Mainway , Skerton LA1 2AY
2out of 4 2,857 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.