Newton Bluecoat 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 15/11/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is well above average, progress in reading is average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.3%, which is 0.7 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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School Lane, Preston

School Information

Address: School Lane, Preston, PR4 3RT
Website: www.newton.lancsngfl.ac.uk/
Telephone: 01772684415
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr James Bird
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119805

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/11/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 211
Number of Boys: 120
Number of Girls: 91

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
N/A: 1 Confidence interval -1.3 to 3.3
Writing
N/A: 2.2 Confidence interval 0 to 4.3
Maths
Well Above Average: 3 Confidence interval 1 to 5.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:85%
England Average:65%

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

School:15%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
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
Newton Bluecoat Church of England Primary School
School Lane , Newton-with-Scales PR4 3RT 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Freckleton Strike Lane Primary School
Strike Lane , Freckleton PR4 1HR 		2out of 4 2,735 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Darkinson Lane , Lea Town PR4 0RJ 		3out of 4 2,868 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Freckleton Church of England Primary School
School Lane , Freckleton PR4 1PJ 		3out of 4 2,882 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School
School Lane , Kirkham PR4 2SL 		3out of 4 3,152 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Carr Hill High School
Royal Avenue , Kirkham PR4 2ST 		2out of 4 2,750 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oakfield House School
Station Road , Salwick PR4 0YH 		- not rated 1,387 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Aurora Keyes Barn School
Station Road , Salwick PR4 0YH 		- not rated 1,669 yd Other independent special school No Boys More About School
Linton School
Kirkham Road , Freckleton PR4 1HX 		- not rated 3,209 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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