St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Manchester. 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 28/09/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is well above average, progress in writing is above average, progress in reading is 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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Manchester Road, Manchester

School Information

Address: Manchester Road, Manchester, M29 7DY
Website: http://www.saintambrosebarlow.wigan.sch.uk
Telephone: 01942883912
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wigan
Headteacher / Principal: Mr G Doherty
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 106510

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 28/09/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 212
Number of Boys: 125
Number of Girls: 87

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 1.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -0.8 to 3.6
Writing
Above Average: 2.2 Confidence interval 0.2 to 4.3
Maths
Well Above Average: 4.1 Confidence interval 2.2 to 6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:93%
England Average:65%

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

School:27%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:111
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School
Manchester Road , Astley M29 7DY 		4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Stephen's CofE Primary School
Manchester Road , Astley M29 7BT 		3out of 4 552 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Tyldesley Primary School
Ennerdale Road , Astley Tyldesley M29 7PY 		4out of 4 1,350 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School
Queensway , Higher Folds WN7 2XG 		3out of 4 1,967 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Garrett Hall Primary School
Garrett Lane , Tyldesley M29 7EY 		4out of 4 2,023 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary's Catholic High School
Manchester Road , Astley M29 7EE 		3out of 4 412 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Bedford High School
Manchester Road , WN7 2LU 		3out of 4 2,137 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Fred Longworth High School
Printshop Lane , Tyldesley M29 8JN 		3out of 4 2,238 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cambian Tyldesley School
Shuttle Street , Tyldesley M29 8BS 		- not rated 2,100 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Progress Schools - Lilford Centre
The Lilford Centre , Lancaster Avenue M29 8LN 		- not rated 2,764 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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