West Street Community Primary School is a primary school located in Colne. 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 14/01/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6%, which is 2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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West Street, Colne

School Information

Address: West Street, Colne, BB8 0HW
Website: www.west-street.org/
Telephone: 01282865840
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Sarah Watson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119174

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 14/01/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 243
Number of Pupils: 209
Number of Boys: 106
Number of Girls: 103

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3.3 Confidence interval -5.7 to -0.8
Writing
Average: -2 Confidence interval -4.3 to 0.2
Maths
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -2.3 to 2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:50%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newtown Nursery School
West Street , BB8 0HP 		3out of 4 319 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Walton Lane Nursery School
Walton Lane , BB9 8BP 		4out of 4 2,378 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
West Street Community Primary School
West Street , BB8 0HW 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Park Primary School
Rutland Street , BB8 0QJ 		3out of 4 663 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Colne Lord Street School
Lord Street , BB8 9AR 		3out of 4 797 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Colne
Red Lane , BB8 7JR 		3out of 4 1,235 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Colne Primet Primary School
Tatton Street , BB8 8JE 		3out of 4 1,633 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Colne Park High School
Venables Avenue , BB8 7DP 		3out of 4 1,279 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Colne Primet Academy
Dent Street , BB8 8JF 		3out of 4 1,720 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School
Gibfield Road , BB8 8JT 		3out of 4 1,949 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Pendle Vale College
Oxford Road , BB9 8LF 		3out of 4 2,589 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Nook School
Knotts Lane , Colne BB8 8HH 		- not rated 1,122 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Pendle View Primary School
Gibfield Road , BB8 8JT 		4out of 4 2,077 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Pendle Community High School & College
Oxford Road , BB9 8LF 		4out of 4 2,446 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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