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EnglandNorth WestWest LancashireL40 6HLWesthead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School
Primary

Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School

Primary

West Lancashire · Ormskirk · L40 6HL http://www.wlsj.lancs.sch.uk

Pupils
98
cap. 105
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
17%
RWM higher · 2024/25
98
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
17%
RWM higher · 2024/25
98
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School · Primary · Lancashire

Finance£6767 spend / pupil£7009 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
50%
-13pp
87%69%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 50%
RWM higher standard
17%
+17pp
17%9%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 17%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
17%
Writing expected standard
50%
Writing higher standard
17%
Maths expected standard
100%
Maths higher standard
33%
Science expected standard
100%
SPAG expected standard
83%
LA AVG 73.4%
SPAG higher standard
17%
LA AVG 26.71%
Reading scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 105.15
Maths scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 104.17
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
98
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
0%
FSM eligible
6%
SEN
8%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
16 School Lane, Westhead, Ormskirk, L40 6HL
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
2024/2550%17%83%17%50%17%100%33%100%83%107.0107.0105.08%98
2023/2463%0%88%56%88%25%69%6%88%88%109.0104.0106.010%93
2022/2350%14%57%29%57%14%64%14%57%57%103.0102.0104.0-2.30-1.20-1.7015%98
2018/1987%13%93%40%93%33%100%27%93%100%108.0108.0112.0+3.30+2.90+2.7023%106
2017/1882%9%91%36%91%9%100%27%91%100%107.0107.0111.0-0.30-1.10+1.6010%105
2016/1783%0%100%33%83%0%92%25%83%92%108.0107.0111.0+3.90-0.50+2.5013%101

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
2024/259819.68%0%6%6%7%
2023/249318.610%0%7%6%22%
2022/239819.315%0%10%6%18%
2021/2210621.215%0%10%7%27%
2020/2111222.49%0%8%
2018/1910620.923%1%10%4%7%
2017/1810520.310%3%13%4%10%
2016/1710119.413%1%10%4%8%

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