Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham

Voluntary aided school · Primary school · Preston, Lancashire
PR1 9AE
Composite score
46.4

About Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham

Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham is a primary school in Preston, Lancashire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. Around 207 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 66% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 11.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 3% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#8,648
National rank
#1233
In North West
#258
In Lancashire
Top 58%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
66%
% achieving higher RWM
3%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
102.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 207 % FSM ever-6 12.6% % EAL 1.0% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Church of England

Location

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