Washacre Primary School is a primary school located in Bolton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 29/09/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average, progress in reading is 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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Clough Avenue, Bolton

School Information

Address: Clough Avenue, Bolton, BL5 2NJ
Website: www.washacre.bolton.sch.uk
Telephone: 01942634756
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bolton
Headteacher / Principal: Mr C Howarth
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105199

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 29/09/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 280
Number of Pupils: 194
Number of Boys: 104
Number of Girls: 90

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 18.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -1.4 to 3.6
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.8 Confidence interval 0.5 to 5.1
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.1 Confidence interval 0.9 to 5.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:65%
England Average:65%

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

School:12%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Washacre Primary School
Clough Avenue , Westhoughton BL5 2NJ 		2out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Eatock Primary School
St George's Avenue , Daisy Hill BL5 2ER 		4out of 4 770 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School
The Fairways , Westhoughton BL5 3NZ 		3out of 4 922 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill
Hindley Road , Daisy Hill BL5 2JU 		3out of 4 1,098 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Sacred Heart R.C. Primary School
Central Drive , Westhoughton BL5 3DU 		4out of 4 1,138 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Westhoughton High School
Bolton Road , Westhoughton BL5 3BZ 		3out of 4 643 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Atherton High School
Hamilton Street , M46 0AY 		2out of 4 3,255 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Aspire Hub, Bolton
Dalton House , 33 Leigh Road BL5 2JE 		- not rated 449 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oakfield High School and College
Long Lane , Hindley Green WN2 4XA 		4out of 4 2,997 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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