Emesgate Lane, Silverdale, Carnforth, Lancashire LA5 0RF
10 reasons to choose Silverdale St John's Church of England Primary School
Top line
Silverdale St John’s Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 68. It is one of the best state primary schools in Carnforth and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 10 miles.
School fundamentals
Silverdale St John’s Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (70%/30%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2024) inspection.
Average class size
Silverdale St John’s Church of England Primary School has three mixed-age classes and an average class size of 19 pupils.
Exam results and leavers' destinations
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Silverdale St John’s Church of England Primary School achieves varied attainment scores, from the top 10% nationally to below the national average. By the same measure, progress scores have been variable around the national average, possibly reflecting different cohorts’ ability profiles. Pupils go on to one of six secondary schools.
The Silverdale St John's Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, a half-termly woodland lesson for all year groups, and a residential trip for Years 5 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Silverdale St John's Church of England Primary School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Silverdale St John's Church of England Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There may be some occasional extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 8.00am to 6.00pm.
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