Willow Grove Primary School is a school located in Wigan. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 13/01/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is average, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.2%, which is 2.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Willow Grove, Wigan

School Information

Address: Willow Grove, Wigan, WN4 8XF
Website: http://www.willowgroveprimary.org.uk
Telephone: 01942727717
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Wigan
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Joanna Murphy
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 132155

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 13/01/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 72
Number of Pupils: 63
Number of Boys: 56
Number of Girls: 7

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 19.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -3 Confidence interval -7 to 1.1
Writing
Well Below Average: -10.6 Confidence interval -13.4 to -7.8
Maths
Well Below Average: -7.7 Confidence interval -11.3 to -4.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:96
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:92
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School
Golborne Road , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 8SJ 		3out of 4 586 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Thomas CofE Primary School
Hodnet Drive , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 8PQ 		3out of 4 1,320 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Abram Bryn Gates Primary School
Lily Lane , Bamfurlong WN2 5JT 		2out of 4 1,473 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Nicol Mere School
Roman Road , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 8DF 		4out of 4 1,859 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School
Council Avenue , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 9AZ 		3out of 4 2,013 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cansfield High School
Old Road , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 9TP 		3out of 4 2,009 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Rookery Avenue , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 9PF 		3out of 4 2,345 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Byrchall High School
Warrington Road , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 9PQ 		2out of 4 2,489 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Golborne High School
Lowton Road , Golborne WA3 3EL 		3out of 4 2,919 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Willow Grove Primary School
Willow Grove , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 8XF 		4out of 4 0 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Landgate School, Bryn
Landgate Lane , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 0EP 		3out of 4 2,660 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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