St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore is a primary school located in Rossendale. 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 21/03/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.3%, which is 0.7 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Raven Avenue, Rossendale

School Information

Address: Raven Avenue, Rossendale, BB4 4EZ
Website: www.st-veronicas.lancsngfl.ac.uk/
Telephone: 01706226315
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Nicola White
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119589

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 21/03/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 175
Number of Pupils: 170
Number of Boys: 69
Number of Girls: 101

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.3 Confidence interval 0 to 4.6
Writing
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -2.7 to 1.6
Maths
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -1.8 to 2.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:78%
England Average:65%

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

School:19%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hillside Nursery School
Cedar Avenue , Haslingden BB4 5NH 		3out of 4 2,137 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore
Raven Avenue , Helmshore BB4 4EZ 		4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Helmshore Primary School
Gregory Fold , Helmshore BB4 4JW 		4out of 4 316 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Haslingden Broadway Primary School
Broadway , Haslingden BB4 4EH 		4out of 4 700 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Haslingden Primary School
Ryefield Avenue , Haslingden BB4 4BJ 		3out of 4 1,698 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden
Lime Road , Haslingden BB4 5NP 		4out of 4 2,002 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Haslingden High School and Sixth Form
Broadway , Haslingden BB4 4EY 		3out of 4 495 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Haslingden Road , Rawtenstall BB4 6SJ 		- not rated 1,824 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tor View School
Clod Lane , Haslingden BB4 6LR 		4out of 4 1,096 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School
Valley College
Clod Lane , BB4 6LR 		- not rated 1,139 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School
Haslingden Road , Rawtenstall BB4 6RX 		4out of 4 2,042 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Belmont School
Haslingden Road , Rawtenstall BB4 6RX 		- not rated 2,395 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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