OFSTED
6 January 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
14 September 2021
Graded inspection
Good
Published
17 October 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Lancashire
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
199
199 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
98
49.2% of pupils
Male pupils
101
50.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.7 pts
below England
School
18.1%
West Lancashire
22.2%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.8 pts
below England
School
8.5%
West Lancashire
7.2%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
West Lancashire
0.3%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
81.9%
163
Any other White background
8.5%
17
Any other Mixed background
2.0%
4
Traveller of Irish heritage
2.0%
4
White and Black Caribbean
1.5%
3
African
1.0%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
17.6%
35 of
199 pupils
3.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.8 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
55.0%
5.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
66.0%
Reading
7.8 pts below England
School
66.0%
West Lancashire
74.4%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
79.0%
Writing
8.7 pts above England
School
79.0%
West Lancashire
71.9%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
72.0%
Maths
In line with England
School
72.0%
West Lancashire
73.0%
North West
71.7%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.88%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.66 pts
higher than
England
School
6.88%
West Lancashire
6.62%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
20.63%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.81 pts
higher than
England
School
20.63%
West Lancashire
17.12%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.25%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.45 pts
higher than
England
School
6.25%
West Lancashire
1.89%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
99.5%
11.3 pts
above England
Banks St Stephen's CofE School
99.5%
West Lancashire
88.5%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.