Laneshaw Bridge Primary

Academy converter · Primary school · Colne, Lancashire
BB8 7JE
Composite score
61.4

About Laneshaw Bridge Primary

Laneshaw Bridge Primary is a primary school in Colne, Lancashire, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. Around 204 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds an 'Outstanding' judgement from Ofsted. 73% 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 6.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 24% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 12% 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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#3,542
National rank
#445
In North West
#91
In Lancashire
Top 24%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
73%
% achieving higher RWM
12%
Reading average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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

School profile

Pupils on roll 204 % FSM ever-6 12.8% % EAL 0.0% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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