Lowercroft Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 9 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

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%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.5
WritingAverage0.5
MathsAverage0.5
Year 2022-2023

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
School: Year 2022-2023
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
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
24
2nd preference
27
3rd preference
15
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
24
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher24
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher34.5
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

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