OFSTED
6 November 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England/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
256
236 full-time ·
20 part-time
Female pupils
140
54.7% of pupils
Male pupils
116
45.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
8.0 pts
above England
School
32.8%
West Lancashire
22.2%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
10.1 pts
below England
School
10.2%
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
87.9%
225
Any other White background
8.6%
22
Any other Mixed background
1.6%
4
Any other Asian background
0.8%
2
Pakistani
0.4%
1
White and Asian
0.4%
1
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
23.4%
60 of
256 pupils
2.6 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.0 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
55.0%
5.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
59.0%
Reading
14.8 pts below England
School
59.0%
West Lancashire
74.4%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
77.0%
Writing
6.7 pts above England
School
77.0%
West Lancashire
71.9%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
59.0%
Maths
13.0 pts below England
School
59.0%
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
5.19%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.03 pts
lower than
England
School
5.19%
West Lancashire
6.62%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
12.43%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.39 pts
lower than
England
School
12.43%
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
102.4%
14.2 pts
above England
Trinity Church of England/Methodist School
102.4%
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.