OFSTED
14 April 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
9 February 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
22 March 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Methodist
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
55
54 full-time ·
1 part-time
Female pupils
21
38.2% of pupils
Male pupils
34
61.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
21.2 pts
below England
School
3.6%
West Lancashire
22.2%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.5 pts
below England
School
1.8%
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
81.8%
45
Unclassified
7.3%
4
Any other Mixed background
5.5%
3
Any other White background
5.5%
3
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
27.3%
15 of
55 pupils
6.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
6.7 pts
above
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
29.0%
31.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
57.0%
Reading
16.8 pts below England
School
57.0%
West Lancashire
74.4%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
29.0%
Writing
41.3 pts below England
School
29.0%
West Lancashire
71.9%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
57.0%
Maths
15.0 pts below England
School
57.0%
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
3.82%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.39 pts
lower than
England
School
3.82%
West Lancashire
6.62%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.52%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.29 pts
lower than
England
School
9.52%
West Lancashire
17.12%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
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
131.0%
42.8 pts
above England
Holmeswood Methodist School
131.0%
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.