St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Skelmersdale. 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 22/01/2015. 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 5.9%, which is 1.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Blakehall, Skelmersdale

School Information

Address: Blakehall, Skelmersdale, WN8 9AZ
Website: www.sfoa.lancs.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01695558560
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Ann Naylor
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 134598

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/01/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 330
Number of Pupils: 190
Number of Boys: 100
Number of Girls: 90

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 19.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1 Confidence interval -1.2 to 3.2
Writing
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -3.3 to 0.7
Maths
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -1.8 to 2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:69%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
Blakehall , WN8 9AZ 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School
Birkrig , Digmoor WN8 9BN 		3out of 4 420 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Hillside Community Primary School
Egerton , Tanhouse WN8 6DE 		4out of 4 649 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Little Digmoor Primary School
Abbeystead , WN8 9NF 		3out of 4 750 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Moorside Community Primary Academy School
Back Lane , Holland Moor WN8 9EA 		4out of 4 785 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lathom High School : A Technology College
Glenburn Road , WN8 6JN 		2out of 4 3,204 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Learn 4 Life School
Quarry Bank Community Centre, 364 Ormskirk Road , WN8 9AL 		- not rated 260 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Hope High School
Carfield , Clay Brow WN8 9DP 		3out of 4 1,021 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Elm Tree Community Primary School
Elmers Wood Road , Tanhouse WN8 6SA 		4out of 4 1,258 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Kingsbury Primary Special School
School Lane , Chapel House WN8 8EH 		4out of 4 3,233 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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