Wheatley Lane Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school located in Burnley. 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 14/03/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.6%, which is 1.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Fence, Burnley

School Information

Address: Fence, Burnley, BB12 9ED
Website: www.wheatleylane.lancs.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01282617214
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Tracy Hallows
Religious character: Methodist
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119702

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 14/03/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 207
Number of Boys: 91
Number of Girls: 116

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -0.8 to 3.6
Writing
Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -3.8 to 0.3
Maths
N/A: 1.9 Confidence interval 0 to 3.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:87%
England Average:65%

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

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodfield Nursery School
Sefton Street , Brierfield BB9 5BE 		3out of 4 2,550 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wheatley Lane Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School
Fence , BB12 9ED 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Spenbrook Road , Newchurch-in-Pendle BB12 9JP 		1out of 4 2,083 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Pendle Primary Academy
Walter Street , Brierfield BB9 5AW 		3out of 4 2,435 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Higham St John's Church of England Primary School
Higham Hall Road , Higham BB12 9EU 		3out of 4 2,454 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Lomeshaye Junior School
Norfolk Street , BB9 7SY 		3out of 4 2,678 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Marsden Heights Community College
Edge End Lane , BB9 0PR 		- not rated 2,730 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Nelson and Colne College
Scotland Road , BB9 7YT 		- not rated 2,939 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Al-Ikhlaas Primary School
35 Norfolk Street , BB9 7SY 		- not rated 2,828 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Ghausia School
1-3 Cross Street , BB9 7EN 		- not rated 2,992 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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