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Holland Moor Primary School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Lancashire

Cornbrook, Skelmersdale, WN8 9AG

Website 01695725062

52

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 11/02/2020

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

94.2%

16.0% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

412

Capacity used

Nearly full

93%

445 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

34 of 34 families who put it first got an offer

34

Places offered

81

Total applications

2.4

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference3434● 100%
2nd preference220● 0%
3rd preference220● 0%
Later preferences30● 0%
Total813442%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Lancashire lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
M Beale
Address
Cornbrook, Skelmersdale, WN8 9AG
Phone
01695725062
Local authority
Lancashire
Ward / constituency
Skelmersdale South · West Lancashire
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
119323

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals40%——
English as additional language8%——
SEN support8%——
50% boys (205)50% girls (207)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

412 pupils · 445 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    26 March 2025

    Ungraded inspection

    Standards maintained
  2. 20

    11 February 2020

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
Read the full Ofsted report

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 332 pupils

Attendance

94.2%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.8%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

16.0%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.0%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

8%
20/21
21%
21/22
20%
22/23
17%
23/24
16%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths52%——
Higher standard0%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard74%
+12% vs England
Higher standard17%
+9% vs England

Reading

Expected standard84%
+9% vs England
Higher standard40%
+7% vs England
Average score106
+0 vs England

Writing

Expected standard78%
+6% vs England
Greater depth22%
+9% vs England

Maths

Expected standard86%
+12% vs England
Higher standard29%
+3% vs England
Average score107
+2 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard81%
+8% vs England
Higher standard36%
+6% vs England
Average score107
+2 vs England

Science

Expected standard88%
+6% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

712019662023522024742025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)74%61%
Higher standard17%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Lancashire council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.