Goosnargh Whitechapel Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Church Lane
Whitechapel
Whitechapel Primary School
Preston
Lancashire
PR3 2EP
Phone 01995640364
Reference Number 119154

Goosnargh Whitechapel Primary School continues to progress as a good school, marked by a strong sense of community and high expectations for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils demonstrate a respectful attitude and are eager learners, enjoying a range of extracurricular opportunities that foster their self-esteem. The school has effectively strengthened its reading curriculum, which is yielding positive results, particularly for the current cohort of pupils. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on past students' reading progress is acknowledged, and recent initiatives are helping to mitigate these effects.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 102
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50%
Girls: 50%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 6.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 16

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 5 8 13
2 13 3 16
3 6 8 14
4 4 11 15
5 7 8 15
6 11 3 14

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 96.1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2%
White, Other 1%
Mixed, Other 1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 22 Mar 2024
Date Report
22 Mar 2024 School inspection
12 Feb 2019 Full inspection:
11 Nov 2009 Full inspection:
14 Jun 2007 Full inspection:
29 Sep 2003 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils are happy and build a strong sense of community.
  • High expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND.
  • Wide range of extracurricular activities to develop talents.
  • Effective curriculum with gradual steps for knowledge acquisition.
  • Caring and supportive staff that help pupils with their problems.
  • Strong focus on personal development and responsibility.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some staff do not implement the phonics programme as intended.
  • Errors in pupils' reading occasionally go unnoticed.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 79%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 104
Maths 105

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -3.7
Writing -0.7
Maths -0.5

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 17 1
Third Preference 20 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Goosnargh
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3.68 miles
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4.01 miles
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4.13 miles
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