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Rufford CofE School

Primary

West Lancashire · Ormskirk · L40 1SN www.rufford.lancs.sch.uk

Pupils
122
cap. 140
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
79%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
122
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
3%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
79%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
122
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
3%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 26/03/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio17.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Rufford CofE School · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
79%
-1pp
83%71%58%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 79%
RWM higher standard
11%
+6pp
17%9%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
95%
Reading higher standard
63%
Writing expected standard
84%
Writing higher standard
11%
Maths expected standard
89%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
79%
SPAG higher standard
32%
Reading scaled score
110.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
122
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
5%
SEN
8%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
3%

Contact

Address
Flash Lane, Rufford, Ormskirk, L40 1SN
Local authority
Lancashire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2579%11%95%63%84%11%89%21%89%79%110.0105.0107.08%122
2023/2480%5%85%35%85%15%85%20%85%90%107.0105.0110.08%130
2022/2358%0%79%16%79%0%74%16%100%84%105.0104.0105.0+0.30-0.20+0.506%139
2018/1983%17%89%28%89%22%89%44%89%89%106.0108.0109.0+2.10+1.30+3.005%130
2017/1879%11%89%47%89%16%79%32%89%84%109.0104.0108.0+4.80+1.10+0.604%132
2016/1762%19%71%29%81%24%81%29%90%81%104.0106.0106.0+1.40+2.50+3.004%132

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2512215.08%2%5%3%3%
2023/2413015.88%1%6%4%9%
2022/2313919.26%1%7%5%7%
2021/2214419.96%0%9%6%11%
2020/2113817.65%0%9%
2018/1913017.25%0%12%3%
2017/1813215.74%0%11%3%6%
2016/1713217.94%0%8%3%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.