Parbold Douglas Church of England Academy is a primary school located in Nr Wigan. 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 14/01/2009. 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 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Lancaster Lane, Nr Wigan

School Information

Address: Lancaster Lane, Nr Wigan, WN8 7HS
Website: www.pda.lancs.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01257462007
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr John Coxhead
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 137127

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 14/01/2009

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 195
Number of Boys: 106
Number of Girls: 89

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1 Confidence interval -1.1 to 3.1
Writing
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -3.2 to 0.7
Maths
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -3 to 0.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:76%
England Average:65%

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

School:15%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Parbold Douglas Church of England Academy
Lancaster Lane , Parbold WN8 7HS 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold
Brandreth Drive , Parbold WN8 7HD 		4out of 4 377 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Newburgh Church of England Primary School
Back Lane , Newburgh WN8 7XB 		4out of 4 1,606 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School
Chorley Road , Bispham L40 3SL 		4out of 4 2,170 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary School
Finch Lane , Appley Bridge WN6 9DT 		3out of 4 2,908 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Maharishi Free School
Cobbs Brow Lane , Lathom L40 6JJ 		3out of 4 3,129 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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