Lowercroft Primary School (Bury) data

Lowercroft Primary School is located in Bury and falls under the local authority of Bury. This mixed-sex primary school has 241 pupils, with a capacity of 245, aged from four up to eleven, and the type of establishment is community school. The school has 13 teachers with each teacher on average earning the full-time equivalent of £39,260. The most recend Ofsted inspection was 9th January 2020 resulting in an good rating.

Lowercroft Primary School contact details

AddressLowercroft Primary School
Ashington Drive
Bury
Lancashire
BL8 2TS
Websitehttp://www.lowercroft.co.uk
HeadteacherMrs Tessa Farr & Janine McGadie

About Lowercroft Primary School

Phase of EducationPrimary
Type of EstablishmentCommunity school
Admissions PolicyNot applicable
Statutory Low Age4
Statutory High Age11
BoardersNo boarders
Official Sixth FormDoes not have a sixth form
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
DioceseNot applicable
Special ClassesNo Special Classes

Pupils

Census Date19th January 2023
School Capacity245
Number of Pupils24198% capacity
Number of Boys12853%
Number of Girls11347%
Free School Meals (%)5.40%

Where is Lowercroft Primary School?

Street AddressAshington Drive
TownBury
CountyLancashire
PostcodeBL8 2TS
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Lowercroft Primary School on a map

Lowercroft Primary School map (BL8 2TS) - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Ofsted

LAESTAB3512020
Ofsted RegionNorth West

Lowercroft Primary School Ofsted Report

This table compares the Lowercroft Primary School Ofsted reports from 8th January 2020 (10110518) and 26th September 2007 (ITS308823).

Inspection number10110518ITS308823
Inspection typeExempt School Inspection
Inspection type groupingSection 8 deemed section 5
Event type groupingSchools - S8 deemed S5
Inspection start date8th January 202026th September 2007
Inspection end date9th January 202026th September 2007
Publication date28th January 202016th October 2007
Overall effectiveness
Good
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good
Outstanding
Early years provision (where applicable)
Good
Outstanding
Ofsted Last Inspection9th January 2020
Ofsted RatingGood
Ofsted Special MeasuresNot applicable

Teachers at Lowercroft Primary School

Total Number of Teachers13
Total Number of Teachers (Full-Time Equivalent)10.4
Total Number of Teaching Assistants17
Total Number of Teaching Assistants (Full-Time Equivalent)9.1
Total Number of Non Classroom-based School Support Staff3
Total Number of Non Classroom-based School Support Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)1.7
Pupil:Teacher Ratio23.7
Mean Gross Full-Time Equivalent Salary of All Teachers£39,260

Lowercroft Primary School administrative data

Establishment NameLowercroft Primary School
Establishment Number2020
Unique Reference Number105295
Local AuthorityBury
Local Authority Code351
Previous Local Authority Code999
Government Statistical Service Local Authority CodeE08000002
Government Office RegionNorth West
DistrictBury
District CodeE08000002
WardBury West
Parliamentary ConstituencyBury North
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Middle Super Output AreaBury 010
Lower Super Output AreaBury 010A

Lowercroft Primary School history

Establishment StatusOpen
Last Changed Date24th January 2024
Reason Establishment OpenedNot applicable
Reason Establishment ClosedNot applicable

Pupil Referral Unit

Teenage MothersNot applicable
Child Care FacilitiesNot applicable
Special Educational Needs (SEN) Provision in Primary Care UnitNot applicable
Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) Provides for Educational and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD)Not applicable
Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) Offers Tuition by Another ProviderNot applicable

Special Educational Needs

Section 41 ApprovedNot applicable

Trust

Trust flagNot applicable
School Sponsor flagNot applicable

Federation

Federation flagNot under a federation

Further Education/Higher Education

UK Provider Reference Number10072652
Further Education TypeNot applicable

Lowercroft Primary School geodata

Easting377545
Northing410545
Latitude53.59099
Longitude-2.34071

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