Whalley Church of England Primary School is a primary school located in Clitheroe. 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 10/11/2016. 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 2.8%, which is 1.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Church Lane, Clitheroe

School Information

Address: Church Lane, Clitheroe, BB7 9SY
Website: http://www.whalleyceprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01254823348
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Richard Blackburn
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119429

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 10/11/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 298
Number of Boys: 148
Number of Girls: 150

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -2.4 to 1.5
Writing
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -3 to 0.5
Maths
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -0.3 to 3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:67%
England Average:65%

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

School:24%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Whalley Church of England Primary School
Church Lane , Whalley BB7 9SY 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary School
Whalley Road , Langho BB6 8AB 		4out of 4 2,505 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Barrow URC Primary School
Old Row , Barrow BB7 9AZ 		4out of 4 2,717 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, Billington
Elker Lane , Billington BB7 9JA 		4out of 4 1,427 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oakhill School
Wiswell Lane , Whalley BB7 9AF 		- not rated 1,055 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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