Cherry Fold Community Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Requires improvement May 20 2025 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
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 133622
- Address
- Cog Lane, BB11 5JS
- Website
- www.cherryfold.lancs.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 384 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.8%
- Girls
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 30.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 62.5%
- Persistent absence
- 30.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.9%
White British 61.2%
Other White 17.2%
Mixed 4.8%
African 3.9%
Other Asian 3.1%
Pakistani 2.9%
Other 2.9%
Gypsy/Roma 2.6%
Indian 1.3%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell below average-3.4
WritingAverage-1.2
MathsWell below average-3.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 46%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 100
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Cherry Fold Community Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 38
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 35
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 18
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 35
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 1 0 1 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 3 3 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 16 6 10 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 1 1 0 |
| Reception, Full-time | 41 24 17 |
| Year 1 | 60 34 26 |
| Year 2 | 44 21 23 |
| Year 3 | 51 25 26 |
| Year 4 | 59 28 31 |
| Year 5 | 51 26 25 |
| Year 6 | 57 27 30 |