Whitefield Primary School is a primary school located in Preston. 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 21/03/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.9%, which is 1.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Oaklands Drive, Preston, PR1 0RH
Website: http://www.whitefield-pri.lancs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01772744449
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sarah Foster
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119293

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 21/03/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 397
Number of Boys: 215
Number of Girls: 182

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -1.5 to 1.8
Writing
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -1.7 to 1.3
Maths
Below Average: -2.1 Confidence interval -3.5 to -0.7

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:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
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
Whitefield Primary School
Oaklands Drive , Penwortham PR1 0RH
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham
Cop Lane , Penwortham PR1 9AE
4out of 4 787 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Penwortham, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
Stanley Grove , Penwortham PR1 0JH
3out of 4 796 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Howick Church Endowed Primary School
Liverpool Road , Penwortham PR1 0NB
3out of 4 933 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Penwortham Primary School
Crookings Lane , Penwortham PR1 0HU
3out of 4 962 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
All Hallows Catholic High School
Crabtree Avenue , Penwortham PR1 0LN
4out of 4 428 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Penwortham Priory Academy
Crow Hills Road , Penwortham PR1 0JE
2out of 4 914 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Penwortham Girls' High School
Cop Lane , Penwortham PR1 0SR
4out of 4 1,079 yd Community school No Girls More About School
Hutton Church of England Grammar School
Liverpool Road , Hutton PR4 5SN
3out of 4 2,174 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ashbridge Independent School
Lindle Lane , Hutton PR4 4AQ
- not rated 1,041 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Spen Brook School
(former Hawes Side Library) , Hawes Side Lane FY4 5AJ
- not rated 2,330 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
The Limes School
73A Taunton Road , Ashton under Lyne OL7 9DU
- not rated 2,330 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Boys More About School
Cedar Lodge School
c/o Hexagon Care Services , Unit 1 Tustin Court PR2 2YQ
- not rated 2,360 yd Other independent special school No Boys More About School
Pioneer TEC
Wallend Road , PR2 2HW
- not rated 2,562 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.