Whittle-le-Woods Church of England 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 03/10/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is well above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.3%, which is 1.7 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Preston Road, Chorley

School Information

Address: Preston Road, Chorley, PR6 7PS
Website: https://whittleprimary.com/
Telephone: 01257262732
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Deborah Metcalfe
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119478

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 03/10/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 243
Number of Pupils: 241
Number of Boys: 107
Number of Girls: 134

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.3% 4%
Persistent absence: SUPP% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.6 to 3.6
Writing
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -1.1 to 2.8
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.7 Confidence interval 1.9 to 5.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:79%
England Average:65%

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

School:24%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:110
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary School
Preston Road , Whittle-le-Woods PR6 7PS 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School
Manor Road , Clayton-le-Woods PR6 7JR 		3out of 4 1,324 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 1,622 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village
Unity Place , Buckshaw Village PR7 7HZ 		3out of 4 1,708 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Bede's Catholic Primary School
Preston Road , Clayton Green PR6 7EB 		3out of 4 2,106 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Waterloo Lodge
173 Preston Road , Whittle-Le-Woods PR6 7AX 		- not rated 2,026 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Cambian Red Rose School
Meadow Lane , Bamber Bridge PR5 8LN 		- not rated 2,391 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Roselyn House School
Moss Lane, Off Wigan Road , PR25 4SE 		- not rated 2,831 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Progress School
Gough Lane , Bamber Bridge PR5 6AQ 		- not rated 2,994 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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