Penwortham Middleforth 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 06/11/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Hill Road South, Preston, PR1 9YE
Website: http://www.middleforth.lancs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01772746024
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: David Swindells
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119382

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 06/11/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 204
Number of Boys: 106
Number of Girls: 98

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.9 Confidence interval 0.6 to 5.1
Writing
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -1.5 to 2.7
Maths
Average: 1.8 Confidence interval -0.2 to 3.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:67%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
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
Stoneygate Nursery School
Stoneygate Walk , PR1 3XU
3out of 4 2,393 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary School
Hill Road South , Penwortham PR1 9YE
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School
Buller Avenue , Penwortham PR1 9QQ
3out of 4 497 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Kingsfold Primary School
Martinfield Road , Penwortham PR1 9HJ
3out of 4 719 yd Community school - Mixed More About School
Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham
Cop Lane , Penwortham PR1 9AE
4out of 4 960 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School
Pope Lane , Penwortham PR1 9DE
3out of 4 1,060 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Penwortham Girls' High School
Cop Lane , Penwortham PR1 0SR
4out of 4 1,183 yd Community school No Girls More About School
All Hallows Catholic High School
Crabtree Avenue , Penwortham PR1 0LN
4out of 4 1,884 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Penwortham Priory Academy
Crow Hills Road , Penwortham PR1 0JE
2out of 4 2,167 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Christ The King Catholic High School
Lawrence Avenue , Frenchwood PR1 4PR
3out of 4 2,223 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Lostock Hall Academy
Todd Lane North , Lostock Hall PR5 5UR
3out of 4 2,722 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cardinal Newman College
Lark Hill Road , PR1 4HD
- not rated 2,650 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lostock Hall Moor Hey School
Far Croft , Lostock Hall PR5 5SS
3out of 4 1,885 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Imam Muhammad Zakariya School
2 Bairstow Street , PR1 3TN
- not rated 2,041 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Cedar Lodge School
c/o Hexagon Care Services , Unit 1 Tustin Court PR2 2YQ
- not rated 2,426 yd Other independent special school No Boys More About School
University of Central Lancashire
Adelphi Building , PR1 2HE
- not rated 2,453 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Spen Brook School
(former Hawes Side Library) , Hawes Side Lane FY4 5AJ
- not rated 2,478 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.