Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, PenworthamPenwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Preston.

Summary of the comparison

Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham and Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Preston.

  • Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham is ahead on our composite score.

  • Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham was judged Good and Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 66.0% for Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham and 61.0% for Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham (74.0% in 2022-23, 66.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary School (47.0% in 2022-23, 61.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham versus Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PrestonCop Lane Church of England Primary School, PenworthamPrestonPenwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC64/100Stronger figureD53/100
Local ranking135th of 464 in Lancashire Stronger figure276th of 464 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll196 204
Capacity210 210
LocationPreston, PR1 9AE Preston, PR1 9YE
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard66.0% Stronger figure61.0% 62.0%
At higher standard3.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census207 210
Free school meals (ever 6)12.6% 19.5%
English as an additional language1.0% 5.7%
SEN support11.6% 13.3%
SEN with an EHC plan1.0% 2.4%
Attendance
Overall absence3.4% Stronger figure4.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence7.8% Stronger figure12.4% 15.8%

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.

Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham

Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary School

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