Trawden Forest Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Dean Street
Trawden
Colne
Lancashire
BB8 8RN
Phone 01282865242
Reference Number 119180

Trawden Forest Primary School continues to demonstrate good overall performance, maintaining high standards in various aspects of education. Pupils arrive eager to learn and feel safe and supported by staff who effectively foster a positive learning environment. Leaders emphasize high expectations for all students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), enabling them to achieve well across the curriculum. The school has also made commendable strides in enhancing reading through the introduction of a phonics program and the provision of high-quality texts for students.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 200
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 55%
Girls: 45%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 11.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.4
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 26.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 19 11 30
2 18 16 34
3 9 13 22
4 13 17 30
5 21 9 30
6 12 13 25

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 95%
Mixed, Other 2%
White & Asian 1.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 21 Mar 2023
Date Report
21 Mar 2023 School inspection
24 Jan 2018 Full inspection:
16 Mar 2017 Monitoring visit
25 Feb 2016 Full inspection:
26 Feb 2014 Monitoring visit
27 Nov 2013 Full inspection:
08 Nov 2010 Full inspection:
12 Feb 2008 Full inspection:
17 May 2004 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils arrive happy and ready to learn each day.
  • Strong emphasis on teaching reading with effective phonics program.
  • Pupils achieve well across the curriculum.
  • Staff have strong subject knowledge and support pupils with SEND effectively.
  • A diverse range of extracurricular clubs available for pupils.
  • Staff create a safe and caring environment for all pupils.
  • Leaders and governors have an accurate view of the quality of education.

Areas for Improvement

  • Curriculum clarity is not fully developed in a small number of subjects.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 76%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 4%

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 108
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 1.9
Writing 2.5
Maths 1.1

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 20 3
Third Preference 15 0
From another Local Authority 1 1

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