Willow Lane Community Primary School is a primary school located in Lancaster. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 15/03/2018. 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 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Willow Lane, Lancaster

School Information

Address: Willow Lane, Lancaster, LA1 5PR
Website: www.willow.lancs.sch.uk
Telephone: 0152465880
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Mel Mackinnon
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 119134

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/03/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 193
Number of Boys: 107
Number of Girls: 86

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -1 to 4.1
Writing
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -3 to 1.7
Maths
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -2 to 2.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:65%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Appletree Nursery School
Milking Stile Lane , LA1 5QB
4out of 4 103 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Willow Lane Community Primary School
Willow Lane , LA1 5PR
2out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School
High Street , LA1 1LD
3out of 4 821 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Lancaster Ryelands Primary School
Torrisholme Road , LA1 2RJ
3out of 4 1,373 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster
Balmoral Road , LA1 3BT
3out of 4 1,581 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School
Roeburn Drive , Grosvenor Park LA3 3RY
3out of 4 1,673 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School
Regent Street , LA1 1SF
4out of 4 896 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Our Lady's Catholic College
Morecambe Road , LA1 2RX
3out of 4 1,196 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy
Ashton Road , LA1 4RS
4out of 4 1,458 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lancaster Royal Grammar School
East Road , LA1 3EF
4out of 4 1,770 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Central Lancaster High School
Crag Road , LA1 3LS
- not rated 2,365 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lancaster and Morecambe College
Morecambe Road , LA1 2TY
- not rated 1,878 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lancaster Steiner School
Lune Road , LA1 5QU
- not rated 343 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Loyne Specialist School
Sefton Drive , LA1 2QD
4out of 4 1,249 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Chadwick High School
Mainway , Skerton LA1 2AY
2out of 4 1,615 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Jamea Al Kauthar
Ashton Road , LA1 5AJ
- not rated 2,067 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe Road , LA3 3AB
3out of 4 2,122 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.