St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Withnell is a primary school located in Chorley. 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 04/12/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Bury Lane, Chorley

School Information

Address: Bury Lane, Chorley, PR6 8SD
Website: www.stjosephswithnell.co.uk
Telephone: 01254830400
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr John Riley
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119680

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 04/12/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 105
Number of Pupils: 97
Number of Boys: 52
Number of Girls: 45

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2% 4%
Persistent absence: SUPP% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 4.6 Confidence interval 1.5 to 7.7
Writing
Well Above Average: 5.5 Confidence interval 2.6 to 8.4
Maths
Well Above Average: 5.4 Confidence interval 2.7 to 8.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:87%
England Average:65%

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

School:47%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:110
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 Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Withnell
Bury Lane , Withnell PR6 8SD 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Abbey Village Primary School
Bolton Road , Abbey Village PR6 8DD 		3out of 4 1,113 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School
School Lane , Brinscall PR6 8PT 		4out of 4 1,370 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Withnell Fold Primary School
Withnell Fold , Withnell PR6 8BA 		3out of 4 2,416 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Meadow View Learning Centre
150 Chorley Road , Withnell PR6 8BN 		- not rated 1,741 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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