Holmeswood Methodist School | School performance

29%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

29%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

29%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 09/02/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityLancashire

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio19.5:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterMethodist

StatusOpen

Overview of Holmeswood Methodist School · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

29%

-27pp

83%56%29%

'17'23'24'25

'25 · 29%

RWM higher standard

-11pp

33%17%0%

'17'23'24'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

57%

Reading higher standard

29%

Writing expected standard

29%

Writing higher standard

14%

Maths expected standard

57%

Maths higher standard

14%

Science expected standard

71%

SPAG expected standard

43%

SPAG higher standard

29%

Reading scaled score

102.0

Maths scaled score

97.0

GPS scaled score

101.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

Pupil : teacher ratio

19.5

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

SEN

31%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

10%

Contact

Address

Chapel Lane, Holmeswood, Ormskirk, L40 1UD

Local authority

Lancashire

Website

http://www.holmeswood.lancs.sch.uk

Telephone

01704821360

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	29%	0%	57%	29%	29%	14%	57%	14%	71%	43%	102.0	97.0	101.0	—	—	—	31%	51
2023/24	56%	11%	67%	11%	67%	33%	67%	11%	89%	56%	104.0	103.0	104.0	—	—	—	31%	51
2022/23	83%	33%	100%	67%	83%	33%	83%	50%	100%	100%	111.0	107.0	108.0	+4.00	+1.80	+1.00	22%	49
2018/19	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	20%	41
2017/18	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	20%	36
2016/17	57%	0%	86%	29%	57%	29%	71%	14%	71%	71%	106.0	105.0	105.0	-0.20	-1.80	-2.00	28%	40

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	51	13.3	31%	2%	2%	4%	10%
2023/24	51	14.9	31%	0%	0%	5%	18%
2022/23	49	14.3	22%	0%	2%	4%	5%
2021/22	54	15.6	24%	0%	6%	4%	12%
2020/21	52	19.1	27%	0%	10%	—	—
2018/19	41	14.9	20%	0%	8%	4%	—
2017/18	36	12.3	20%	0%	10%	4%	14%
2016/17	40	10.7	28%	0%	13%	5%	10%