Balshaw Lane Community Primary School

Bredon Avenue, Euxton, Chorley, PR7 6NS

Primary

Phase

420

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Closed on 31 March 2024 and continues as Balshaw Lane Community Primary School (URN 150117) (opened 1 April 2024). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2023-24

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 60.0% nat61.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 10.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 73.0%
Writing (Expected): 85.0%
Maths (Expected): 67.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 67.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 105.0 nat105.0
Maths avg scaled score: 103.0 nat104.0
GPS avg scaled score: 104.0
Cohort Size: 48

Pupil Demographics

2023-24

Total Pupils: 388
Boys: 205 (53%)
Girls: 183 (47%)
Capacity: 420 (92% full)
SEND: 11.9%
FSM Eligible: 10.3%
EAL: 4.4%
SEN with EHC Plan: 2.6%
SEN Support: 9.3%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 21.2:1
Teachers (FTE): 18.3
Budget per Pupil: £5,538/yr

Attendance & Absence

2023-24

Overall Absence Rate: 4.7% nat6.6%
Persistent Absence: 8.7% nat17.5%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2023-24

White British: 88.0%
White Other: 2.6%
Asian Other: 1.6%
Other: 1.6%
Mixed White & Asian: 1.3%
Mixed Other: 1.3%
Asian Chinese: 1.3%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.5%

88.0%

White British

2.6%

White Other

1.6%

Asian Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Bredon Avenue

Chorley, North West

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Administrative

URN: 119312
UKPRN: 10069909
Establishment No.: 2577

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