Lever House Primary School

Lever House Primary is performing well, as indicated by its overall effectiveness rating of Good. The school fosters a safe and positive environment where pupils feel happy and motivated to learn. They benefit from a broad, ambitious curriculum that supports their academic and personal development, particularly emphasizing reading from an early age. The school successfully caters to the needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs, and has established strong relationships between staff and students. Despite the many strengths, there are areas for improvement, particularly in a few subjects where curriculum clarity is still being finalized. This lack of clarity may lead to some teachers being unsure about the knowledge students should acquire and gaps in student understanding. Nevertheless, the commitment of the leaders and staff to continuous improvement and the positive feedback from parents signify that the school is on the right track.

Strengths

• Strong and nurturing relationships among pupils and staff.
• High expectations that promote positive behavior and engagement.
• Ambitious curriculum that meets the needs of all pupils.
• Effective focus on teaching reading from early years.
• Comprehensive support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Low levels of disruption in lessons, allowing focused learning.
• Commitment to pupils' personal development and enrichment opportunities.

Areas for Improvement

• Unclear curriculum guidance in a small number of subjects leading to knowledge gaps.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Lever House Primary School attended 96.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Lever House Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Lever House Primary School had 20.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.9% of pupils at Lever House Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Lever House Primary School received £7,063 and spent £7,212 for each of its 293 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £145,000 (£494 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Lever House Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Lever House Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Lever House Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Lever House Primary School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Lever House Primary School have?

Lever House Primary School has 293 pupils on roll.

What age range does Lever House Primary School cover?

Lever House Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Lever House Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 68% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Lever House Primary School?

Lever House Primary School is at Bristol Avenue, Farington, Leyland, Lancashire, PR25 4YR.