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Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School
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Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School
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- Warton LA5 9QU
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| Effectiveness of leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Overall effectiveness at previous inspection | Good |
| Quality of teaching, learning and assessment | Good |
| Personal development, behaviour and welfare | Good |
| Outcomes for pupils | Good |
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Foundational Skills: Reading, writing, and mathematics are well established in the curriculum.
Success of the Curriculum: Pupils benefit from a broad curriculum that develops knowledge and skills across a range of subjects.
Success of the Curriculum: Creative, ambitious curriculum; pupils achieve well.
Areas Needing Improvement: Teachers do not provide pupils with enough opportunities to develop their mathematical thinking skills or explain their calculations.
Foundational Skills: Prioritised reading; phonics needs improvement.
Areas Needing Improvement: Inconsistent phonics delivery affects reading fluency.
Performance in Maths & Reading: Current pupils make good progress in reading and writing, but there is room for improvement in mathematical reasoning skills.
Support for Falling Behind: Leaders effectively use pupil premium funding to support disadvantaged pupils, ensuring they make good progress.
Behaviour and Attitudes: The behaviour of pupils in lessons and at breaktimes is good, and relationships in lessons are strong and supportive.
Performance in Maths & Reading: Pupils achieve well across subjects.
Behaviour and Attitudes: Pupils are respectful, responsible, and well-behaved.
Support for Falling Behind: Effective assessments; delayed SEND support.
Support for SEND Pupils: Regular reviews and specific programs ensure pupils with SEND make good progress from their different starting points.
Support for SEND Pupils: Needs identified slowly, affecting curriculum access.
Managing Bullying and Pupil Safety: Pupils say that bullying or unkindness does not happen often, and any issues are resolved quickly by staff.
Promotion of Welfare and Safety: Leaders ensure pupils understand how to keep themselves safe from harm, including online safety and road safety.
Promotion of Welfare and Safety: Effective safeguarding; positive culture.
Parent Feedback: Parents have positive views about the school, valuing the work staff do to support pupils' learning at home.
Parental Involvement: Teachers involve parents in their children's learning by sharing examples of learning in an electronic journal.
Extracurricular Activities: Pupils take part in a wide range of sports, including rugby and athletics, supported by specialist sports coaches.
Extracurricular Activities: Wide range supports resilience and independence.
Teacher Engagement: Staff appreciate the training and support, leading to improvements in subjects like writing.
Impact on Student Progress: Effective teaching ensures that current pupils make good progress in a wide range of subjects.
Assessment of Teaching Quality: Teachers use assessment information effectively to match work to pupils' needs and challenge them appropriately.
Assessment of Teaching Quality: High-quality teaching supported by effective leadership.
Teaching Staff Challenges: Some subject leaders are new to their roles and need to be more involved in monitoring teaching and progress.
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Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School is a Primary, Co-Ed school located in Lancashire, North West.
It has 99 students from age 4-11 yr with a student-teacher ratio of 19 : 1.
At this school, 56% of pupils achieved higher standard in reading, writing & maths at key stage 2.
This school rated Good by recent Ofsted inspection.
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to create a learning community where education is respected, enjoyable, supportive, and lifelong.
actively fostering the spiritual, moral, social, and cultural growth of children while placing a heavy emphasis on Christian ideals.
Supporting children in becoming self-assured, resourceful, inquisitive, and autonomous learners by fostering pride in both their own and others' work
Recognizing its historic roots, the school seeks to serve its neighbourhood by giving its students the best possible education, empowering them to take ownership of their learning and develop positive learning habits, fostering positive relationships both inside and outside of the classroom, and advancing Christian values through the opportunities it provides all of its students.
In the sixteenth century, Matthew Hutton, who was born in Warton, sought a career in the church.
Matthew Hutton established a trust in 1594 while serving as Bishop of Durham to fund a grammar school for the Warton community's youngsters.
The current school was constructed in 1971, but it keeps its name as a nod to more than 400 years of educational history in Warton.
The Latin phrase "Deo et bonis literis," which translates to "For God and sound learning," is the school's motto and embodies the principles of Matthew Hutton.
Charity is the Archbishop Hutton's Trust.
A voluntary controlled school is Archbishop Hutton's School.
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actively fostering the spiritual, moral, social, and cultural growth of children while placing a heavy emphasis on Christian ideals.
Supporting children in becoming self-assured, resourceful, inquisitive, and autonomous learners by fostering pride in both their own and others' work
Recognizing its historic roots, the school seeks to serve its neighbourhood by giving its students the best possible education, empowering them to take ownership of their learning and develop positive learning habits, fostering positive relationships both inside and outside of the classroom, and advancing Christian values through the opportunities it provides all of its students.
In the sixteenth century, Matthew Hutton, who was born in Warton, sought a career in the church.
Matthew Hutton established a trust in 1594 while serving as Bishop of Durham to fund a grammar school for the Warton community's youngsters.
The current school was constructed in 1971, but it keeps its name as a nod to more than 400 years of educational history in Warton.
The Latin phrase "Deo et bonis literis," which translates to "For God and sound learning," is the school's motto and embodies the principles of Matthew Hutton.
Charity is the Archbishop Hutton's Trust.
A voluntary controlled school is Archbishop Hutton's School.
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| Phase of Education | Primary | Primary | Primary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Local Authority Maintained Schools | Local Authority Maintained Schools | Local Authority Maintained Schools |
| 夜来香研究所 grade |
C
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B-
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C+
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| Ofset report | Good | Good | Good |
| Age range | 4-11 | 3-11 | 4-11 |
| Gender | Co-Ed | Co-Ed | Co-Ed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student teacher ratio | 19.8 | 25.8 | 18.6 |
| Proficient Math | 101 | 108 | 102 |
| Proficient Read | 106 | 109 | 102 |
| Grade 5 or above GCSE | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above A Level | - | - | - |
| Day Fees | - | - | - |
Primary Exam Result
View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.
| Average scaled score | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maths | 101 | 96 | 97 |
| Reading | 106 | 97 | 98 |
Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).
| Reading, writing and maths | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 56% | 55.57% | 55.96% |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 6% | 7.4% | 7.42% |
Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.
| Subject | Progress score | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reading | 0 | - |
| Writing | 1 | Above Average |
| Maths | -3.2 | Below Average |
Exam Result Not Published
Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.
Exam Result Not Published
Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.
Exam Result Not Published
Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.
View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.
| Average scaled score | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maths | 104 5 | 95 | 96 |
| Reading | 103 1 | 95 | 95 |
Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).
| Reading, writing and maths | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 62% 12 | 60.01% | 60.44% |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 10% 4 | 9.2% | 9.72% |
Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.
| Subject | Progress score | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reading | -3.0 | Below Average |
| Writing | -2.8 | Below Average |
| Maths | -3.4 | Below Average |
View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.
| Average scaled score | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maths | 99 3 | 94 | 94 |
| Reading | 104 3 | 95 | 95 |
Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).
| Reading, writing and maths | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 50% 6 | 60.92% | 59.51% |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 6% | 9.08% | 9.16% |
Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.
| Subject | Progress score | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reading | -0.4 | Average |
| Writing | -1.5 | Below Average |
| Maths | -4.1 | Below Average |
View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.
| Average scaled score | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maths | 102 | 94 | 93 |
| Reading | 107 | 95 | 93 |
Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).
| Reading, writing and maths | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 56% | 57.03% | 56.29% |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 0% | 7.79% | 8.19% |
Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.
| Subject | Progress score | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reading | 1.7 | Above Average |
| Writing | -2.6 | Below Average |
| Maths | -2.7 | Below Average |
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Holidays 2024/25
| Holidays | Date |
|---|---|
| Autumn Half Term Holidays | 21st Oct 2024 - 25th Oct 2024 |
| Winter Holidays | 23rd Dec 2024 - 3rd Jan 2025 |
| Spring Half Term Holidays | 17th Feb 2025 - 21st Feb 2025 |
| Spring Holidays | 7th Apr 2025 - 21st Apr 2025 |
| Summer Half Term Holidays | 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025 |
| Summer Holidays | 23rd Jul 2025 - 29th Aug 2025 |
Terms Dates 2024/25
| Terms | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn Term | 2nd Sep 2024 - 20th Oct 2024 |
| Autumn Term-2 | 26th Oct 2024 - 22nd Dec 2024 |
| Spring Term | 4th Jan 2025 - 16th Feb 2025 |
| Spring Term-2 | 22nd Feb 2025 - 6th Apr 2025 |
| Summer Term | 22nd Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025 |
| Summer Term-2 | 31st May 2025 - 22nd Jul 2025 |
Students Teachers
19 : 1
Student teacher ratio at Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School
Local authority ratio 19 : 1