Waterfoot Primary School 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 good. The school inspection was carried out on 05/07/2012. 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 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Wolfenden Green, Rossendale

School Information

Address: Wolfenden Green, Rossendale, BB4 9DA
Website: http://www.waterfoot.lancs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01706830639
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Kelly Devine
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119199

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 05/07/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 313
Number of Boys: 151
Number of Girls: 162

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2.8 to 0.9
Writing
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -2.1 to 1.2
Maths
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2.1 to 1

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:18%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Staghills Nursery School
Top Barn Lane , Newchurch BB4 7UE 		4out of 4 1,122 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Waterfoot Primary School
Wolfenden Green , Waterfoot BB4 9DA 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Rawtenstall Newchurch Church of England Primary School
Dark Lane , Newchurch BB4 7UA 		3out of 4 988 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch
St Peter's Road , Newchurch BB4 9EZ 		4out of 4 1,124 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Anne's Church of England Primary School
Ashworth Road , Waterfoot BB4 9JE 		3out of 4 1,220 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School
Booth Road , Stacksteads OL13 0QW 		4out of 4 1,664 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School
Glen Road , Waterfoot BB4 7BJ 		4out of 4 192 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Valley Leadership Academy
Fearns Moss , OL13 0TG 		1out of 4 490 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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