Lowercroft Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 14 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 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
- Bury
- Unique reference
- 105295
- Address
- Ashington Drive, BL8 2TS
- Website
- www.lowercroft.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 226 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.0%
- Girls
- 46.0%
- First language not English
- 7.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 6.6%
- Persistent absence
- 3.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.0%
White British 82.3%
Pakistani 6.6%
Mixed 6.2%
Chinese 1.3%
Other White 0.9%
Other Asian 0.9%
Unclassified 0.9%
African 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.5
WritingAverage0.5
MathsAverage0.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 60%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 9%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Lowercroft Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 20
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 14
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 31
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 14
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 32.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 34.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 27 20 7 |
| Year 1 | 29 14 15 |
| Year 2 | 32 13 19 |
| Year 3 | 35 15 20 |
| Year 4 | 34 24 10 |
| Year 5 | 34 20 14 |
| Year 6 | 35 16 19 |