Woodlea Junior School is a primary school located in Leyland. 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 21/02/2018. 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 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Woodlea Road, Leyland, PR25 1JL
Website: www.woodleajuniors.co.uk
Telephone: 01772421992
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jillian Shorrocks
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 119208

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 21/02/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 260
Number of Pupils: 229
Number of Boys: 122
Number of Girls: 107

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1.1 to 2.1
Writing
Average: 0 Confidence interval -1.5 to 1.4
Maths
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -1 to 1.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:68%
England Average:65%

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

School:12%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
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
Woodlea Junior School
Woodlea Road , PR25 1JL 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Leyland St Andrew's Church of England Infant School
Woodlea Road , Leyland PR25 1JL 		3out of 4 86 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Leyland St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School
Haig Avenue , PR25 2QA 		2out of 4 856 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Northbrook Primary Academy
Bannister Drive , PR25 2GB 		- not rated 877 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Slater Lane , PR25 1TL 		2out of 4 1,149 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary's Catholic High School
Royal Avenue , PR25 1BS 		3out of 4 714 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Wellfield Academy
Yewlands Drive , PR25 2TP 		2out of 4 764 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Academy@Worden
Westfield Drive , PR25 1QX 		3out of 4 974 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Balshaw's Church of England High School
Church Road , PR25 3AH 		4out of 4 1,134 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Runshaw College
Langdale Road , PR25 3DQ 		- not rated 1,286 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Golden Hill Pupil Referral Unit
Earnshaw Drive , PR25 1QS 		4out of 4 1,272 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Roselyn House School
Moss Lane, Off Wigan Road , PR25 4SE 		- not rated 2,300 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Aurora Brambles School
159 Longmeanygate , Midge Hall PR26 7TB 		- not rated 3,035 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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