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Outstanding
Maintained school
Balshaw Lane Community Primary School
Primary
Bredon Avenue Euxton, Chorley, PR76NS
012 5727 8722


School Profile

Summary
GENDER
Mixed
AGE
4 - 11
PUPILS
321

Balshaw Lane Community Primary School is a Maintained school (Community school). The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 4 and 11 and has a capacity of 305. The school was last rated as Outstanding by Ofsted on 04 Nov 2011.


Pupil Population
PUPIL MIX
172 boys and 149 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
21.4
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
4.7%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
4.7%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
3.6%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020
Not
Available
White - 92.5 %Black - 0.9 %Asian - 0.9 %Chinese - 0.3 %Mixed - 4.6 %Other - 0.6 %Unclassified - 0 %

Special Education Support
SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
5.3%
EHC PLAN
0.9%


School Performance

Primary Performance

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School
61%
Local Authority
64%
England
65%


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

School
5%
Local Authority
10%
England
11%


Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average
Writing
Average
Maths
Average


Key Stage 2 Scaled Scores

Average Score School Local Authority England
Reading 103 104 104
Maths 103 105 105




School Inspections

Inspections Summary

Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Outstanding

Latest inspection date

04 Nov 2011

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Outstanding
Safeguarding is effective -
Early years provision Outstanding




School Admissions

Primary School Admissions

Demand for primary school places
High

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 181
Of which first preference applications 54
Of which second preference applications 52
Of which third preference applications 75
Total offers made 60
Of which first preference offers 49
Of which second preference offers 11
Of which third preference offers 0




School Neighbourhood

Surrounding Area

PUBLIC TRANSPORT
6
GREEN SPACE
10
ENVIRONMENT
7
SAFETY
10
PROPERTY
£147,950 Median house price as at September 2020

Neighbourhood Population

DIVERSITY MIX

Not
Available
White - 97.9 %Black - 0.2 %Asian - 0.9 %Mixed - 0.5 %Other - 0.4 %

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