Westwood Primary School is a primary school located in Chorley. 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 03/04/2019. 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 3.3%, which is 0.7 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Westwood Road, Chorley, PR5 8LS
Website: westwoodprimaryschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01772628051
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Julie Martin
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119338

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 03/04/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 184
Number of Boys: 92
Number of Girls: 92

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -3 to 2.6
Writing
Average: 1.7 Confidence interval -0.8 to 4.3
Maths
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -2.9 to 1.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:63%
England Average:65%

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

School:16%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Westwood Primary School
Westwood Road , Clayton-le-Woods PR5 8LS 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Bede's Catholic Primary School
Preston Road , Clayton Green PR6 7EB 		3out of 4 206 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Clayton Brook Primary School
Great Greens Lane , Bamber Bridge PR5 8HL 		3out of 4 551 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School
Manor Road , Clayton-le-Woods PR6 7JR 		3out of 4 1,026 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary School
Back Lane , Clayton-le-Woods PR6 7EU 		3out of 4 1,442 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cambian Red Rose School
Meadow Lane , Bamber Bridge PR5 8LN 		- not rated 425 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Progress School
Gough Lane , Bamber Bridge PR5 6AQ 		- not rated 718 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Bridgeway School
Church Road , Bamber Bridge PR5 6EP 		- not rated 2,467 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Roselyn House School
Moss Lane, Off Wigan Road , PR25 4SE 		- not rated 2,911 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Coppice School
Ash Grove , Bamber Bridge PR5 6GY 		3out of 4 3,161 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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