Abbey Village Primary SchoolSt Stephen's Tockholes CofE Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Abbey Village Primary School and St Stephen's Tockholes CofE Primary School are primary schools.

  • Abbey Village Primary School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Stephen's Tockholes CofE Primary School scores 38 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Abbey Village Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Abbey Village Primary School was judged Good and St Stephen's Tockholes CofE Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 80.0% for Abbey Village Primary School and 10.0% for St Stephen's Tockholes CofE Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Abbey Village Primary School (67.0% in 2022-23, 80.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Stephen's Tockholes CofE Primary School (64.0% in 2022-23, 10.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Abbey Village Primary School versus St Stephen's Tockholes CofE Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ChorleyAbbey Village Primary SchoolDarwenSt Stephen's Tockholes CofE Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC62/100Stronger figureF38/100
Local ranking365th of 466 in Lancashire 45th of 55 in Blackburn with Darwen
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Expected
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll54 56
Capacity119 70
LocationChorley, PR6 8DD Darwen, BB3 0LX
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard80.0% Stronger figure10.0% 62.0%
At higher standard20.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure98.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census54 56
Free school meals (ever 6)24.1% 14.3%
English as an additional language3.7% 5.4%
SEN support11.1% 19.6%
SEN with an EHC plan1.9% 10.7%
Attendance
Overall absence6.8% 5.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence23.1% 13.8% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Abbey Village Primary School

St Stephen's Tockholes CofE Primary School

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