Weston Point Community Primary School in Runcorn

Weston Point Community Primary School is a primary school located in Runcorn. 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 31/01/2013. 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 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address:	Castner Avenue, Runcorn, WA7 4EQ
Website:	http://www.westonpoint.ik.org
Telephone:	01928574593
School Type:	Community school
Education phase:	Primary
Local authority:	Halton
Headteacher / Principal:	Miss Noreen Curphey
Religious character:	Does not apply
Admissions policy:	Not applicable
Unique reference:	111002

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 31/01/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	4 - 11
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:	140
Number of Pupils:	170
Number of Boys:	85
Number of Girls:	85

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	4.6%	4%
Persistent absence:	13.2%	8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading

Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -2.3 to 3.2

Writing

Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -3.9 to 1.2

Maths

Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -2.7 to 2.2

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:	0%
England Average:	11%

Average score in reading

School:	105
England Average:	104

Average score in maths

School:	105
England Average:	105

Nearby Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Weston Point Community Primary School Castner Avenue , Weston Point WA7 4EQ	4out of 4	0 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Weston Primary School Lambsickle Lane , Weston Village WA7 4RA	3out of 4	1,113 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Westfield Primary School Clayton Crescent , WA7 4TR	2out of 4	1,218 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Clement's Catholic Primary School Oxford Road , WA7 4NX	3out of 4	1,259 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Pewithall School Kenilworth avenue , WA7 4XQ	4out of 4	1,429 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Heath School Clifton Road , WA7 4SY	3out of 4	1,523 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Chads Catholic and Church of England High School Grangeway , WA7 5YH	2out of 4	2,599 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Grange School Latham Avenue , WA7 5DX	2out of 4	2,573 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Weston Point College Picow Farm Road , WA7 4UN	- not rated	1,048 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hope Corner School 70 Clifton Road , Runcorn WA7 4TD	- not rated	1,778 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Cavendish High Academy Lincoln Close , WA7 4YX	4out of 4	2,104 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Weston Point Community Primary SchoolCastner Avenue, Runcorn