Lowercroft Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 8 2020 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
- 237 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.7%
- Girls
- 47.3%
- First language not English
- 6.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 6.3%
- Persistent absence
- 10.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.9%
White British 81.9%
Pakistani 6.8%
Mixed 5.5%
Other White 1.7%
Chinese 1.7%
Other Asian 0.8%
African 0.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
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 61%
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 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Lowercroft Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 25
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 24
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 15
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 24
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 34.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 31 15 16 |
| Year 1 | 33 14 19 |
| Year 2 | 35 15 20 |
| Year 3 | 34 24 10 |
| Year 4 | 34 20 14 |
| Year 5 | 35 16 19 |
| Year 6 | 35 21 14 |