Willow Lane Community Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 11 2020 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Lancashire
Unique reference
119134
Address
Willow Lane, LA1 5PR

Pupils

Number of Pupils
191 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
50.3%
Girls
49.7%
First language not English
12.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
41.9%
Persistent absence
18.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 80.1%
Other White 5.8%
Mixed 5.2%
African 3.7%
Other 2.6%
Indian 2.1%
Other Black 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.1
WritingAverage0.4
MathsAverage-0.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 52%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%

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

School 10%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Willow Lane Community Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
29
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
27
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
12
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
27
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
1
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 classes27.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
30
18
12
Year 1
28
13
15
Year 2
29
12
17
Year 3
28
15
13
Year 4
27
13
14
Year 5
26
12
14
Year 6
23
13
10
Year 2023-2024

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