Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 7 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 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
Lancashire
Unique reference
119533
Address
Scotforth Road, LA1 4SE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
229 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
50.2%
Girls
49.8%
First language not English
19.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
13.5%
Persistent absence
8.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 68.6%
Mixed 10.8%
Other White 5.2%
African 4.8%
Indian 3.5%
Chinese 2.2%
Other Asian 1.3%
Other 1.3%
Pakistani 0.9%
Irish 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.9
WritingAverage0
MathsWell above average4.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 73%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%

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

School 20%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 109
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 109
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
29
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
30
2nd preference
36
3rd preference
57
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
2
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 classes28.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
4
2
2
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
10
2
8
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
11
4
7
Reception, Full-time
26
14
12
Year 1
30
16
14
Year 2
30
15
15
Year 3
29
13
16
Year 4
30
15
15
Year 5
29
16
13
Year 6
30
18
12
Year 2023-2024

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