OFSTED
8 July 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
27 March 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
20 May 2024
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary aided 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
20
18 full-time ·
2 part-time
Female pupils
8
40.0% of pupils
Male pupils
12
60.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
0.2 pts
above England
School
25.0%
West Lancashire
22.2%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.3 pts
below England
School
5.0%
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
95.0%
19
Any other White background
5.0%
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
60.0%
12 of
20 pupils
39.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
20.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
19.0 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
15.35%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
9.14 pts
higher than
England
School
15.35%
West Lancashire
6.62%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
50.00%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
34.18 pts
higher than
England
School
50.00%
West Lancashire
17.12%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
12.50%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
10.70 pts
higher than
England
School
12.50%
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
31.3%
56.9 pts
below England
Downholland-Haskayne Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
31.3%
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.