Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school located in Accrington. 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 18/10/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is average, progress in reading is below average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Heron Way, Accrington

School Information

Address: Heron Way, Accrington, BB5 3BT
Website: www.hippings.lancs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01254234089
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Tracey Westwell
Religious character: Methodist
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119398

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 18/10/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 202
Number of Boys: 102
Number of Girls: 100

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -2.6 Confidence interval -4.7 to -0.5
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.3 Confidence interval -5.3 to -1.3
Maths
Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -3.6 to 0.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:53%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Fairfield Nursery School
Fairfield Street , BB5 0LD
4out of 4 1,178 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Lee Royd Nursery School
Royds Street , BB5 2LH
3out of 4 2,429 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Heron Way , Oswaldtwistle BB5 3BT
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle
Mayfield Avenue , Oswaldtwistle BB5 3AA
3out of 4 638 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
Springfield Street , Oswaldtwistle BB5 3LG
3out of 4 695 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School
White Ash Lane , Oswaldtwistle BB5 3JG
3out of 4 781 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Union Road , Oswaldtwistle BB5 3DD
3out of 4 872 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rhyddings
Haworth Street , Oswaldtwistle BB5 3EA
2out of 4 690 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn
Wordsworth Road , BB5 0LU
2out of 4 1,208 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Hollins
Hollins Lane , BB5 2QY
3out of 4 2,783 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Queen's Road West , BB5 4AY
3out of 4 2,809 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Accrington Academy
Queens Road West , BB5 4FF
3out of 4 2,990 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Broadfield Specialist School
Fielding Lane , Oswaldtwistle BB5 3BE
4out of 4 644 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Oswaldtwistle School
Union Road , Oswaldtwistle BB5 3DA
3out of 4 872 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Thwaites Road , Oswaldtwistle BB5 4QG
4out of 4 1,142 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Heathland Private School
Broadoak , Sandy Lane BB5 2AN
- not rated 3,065 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.