Withnell Fold 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 22/01/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is well above average, progress in writing and progress in maths 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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Withnell Fold, Chorley

School Information

Address: Withnell Fold, Chorley, PR6 8BA
Website: http://www.withnell.lancsngfl.ac.uk
Telephone: 01254830437
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sara Moreton
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119306

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/01/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 98
Number of Pupils: 87
Number of Boys: 46
Number of Girls: 41

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: 4.5 Confidence interval 1 to 8
Writing
Average: 2.7 Confidence interval -0.5 to 5.9
Maths
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -3.2 to 2.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:83%
England Average:65%

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

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Withnell Fold Primary School
Withnell Fold , Withnell PR6 8BA 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Water Street , Brindle PR6 8NH 		3out of 4 1,705 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School
School Lane , Brinscall PR6 8PT 		4out of 4 1,886 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Withnell
Bury Lane , Withnell PR6 8SD 		3out of 4 2,416 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Chad's Catholic Primary School
South Hill , Blackburn Road PR6 8LL 		3out of 4 2,904 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Meadow View Learning Centre
150 Chorley Road , Withnell PR6 8BN 		- not rated 1,370 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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