Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jul 4 2023 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
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Halton
Unique reference
111394
Address
Pit Lane, WA8 9HS

Pupils

Number of Pupils
415 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
51.6%
Girls
48.4%
First language not English
0.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
7.2%
Persistent absence
4.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
6.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 96.4%
Mixed 1.9%
Unclassified 1.2%
Irish 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.8
WritingAverage0.7
MathsAverage1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 72%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%

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

School 2%
Local authority average 6%
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

Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
61
2nd preference
80
3rd preference
37
From another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
55
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
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 teacher29
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
55
32
23
Year 1
60
32
28
Year 2
60
24
36
Year 3
60
36
24
Year 4
60
28
32
Year 5
60
31
29
Year 6
60
31
29
Year 2023-2024

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