Garswood Primary and Nursery School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Jul 16 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
St. Helens
Unique reference
104778
Address
Hamilton Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, WN4 0SF

Pupils

Number of Pupils
213 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
52.1%
Girls
47.9%
First language not English
3.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
9.4%
Persistent absence
3.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 93.9%
Mixed 2.3%
Other Asian 1.4%
African 0.9%
Irish 0.5%
Other White 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.1
WritingAverage-0.8
MathsAverage-0.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 72%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

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

School 17%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Garswood Primary and Nursery School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
22
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
20
2nd preference
10
3rd preference
7
From another Local Authority
9
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
20
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
29
19
10
Year 1
30
12
18
Year 2
30
14
16
Year 3
31
13
18
Year 4
32
22
10
Year 5
31
12
19
Year 6
30
19
11
Year 2024-2025

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