Rishton Methodist Primary School is a primary school located in Blackburn. 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 07/05/2015. 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 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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George Street, Blackburn

School Information

Address: George Street, Blackburn, BB1 4JF
Website: www.rishton.lancsngfl.ac.uk/
Telephone: 01254887223
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Janet Neale
Religious character: Methodist
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119396

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 07/05/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 161
Number of Boys: 79
Number of Girls: 82

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -1.9 to 3.4
Writing
Average: 2.1 Confidence interval -0.3 to 4.5
Maths
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1.8 to 2.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:82%
England Average:65%

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

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
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 3,192 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rishton Methodist Primary School
George Street , Rishton BB1 4JF 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St Charles' RC School
Knowles Street , Rishton BB1 4HT 		3out of 4 357 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Rishton St Peter and St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Arundel Street , Rishton BB1 4DT 		3out of 4 692 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Clayton-le-Moors All Saints' Church of England Primary School
Church Street , Clayton-le-Moors BB5 5HT 		4out of 4 1,958 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School
St John's Street , Great Harwood BB6 7ES 		3out of 4 1,962 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Hyndburn Academy
Stourton Street , Rishton BB1 4ED 		1out of 4 757 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Queen's Road West , BB5 4AY 		3out of 4 2,653 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Accrington Academy
Queens Road West , BB5 4FF 		3out of 4 2,964 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Rhyddings
Haworth Street , Oswaldtwistle BB5 3EA 		2out of 4 2,986 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Thwaites Road , Oswaldtwistle BB5 4QG 		4out of 4 2,751 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Oswaldtwistle School
Union Road , Oswaldtwistle BB5 3DA 		3out of 4 2,768 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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