Holland Moor Primary School

Holland Moor Primary School has been rated as 'Good' overall, reflecting a strong commitment to education and pupil development despite a dip from its previous 'Outstanding' grade. The school has not been inspected for twelve years, longer than usual, but demonstrates high expectations with most students achieving expected standards by the end of Year 6 in core subjects. The positive atmosphere is evident as pupils express their enjoyment of school and exhibit good behavior, while effective support for students with special educational needs and/or disabilities adds to the strong community feel. However, challenges remain, particularly in ensuring consistency across subject leadership and addressing the reading difficulties faced by some pupils.

Strengths

• Strong leadership with high expectations for all pupils.
• Enjoyable learning environment with well-behaved students.
• Effective curriculum planning that builds on prior knowledge.
• Love for reading fostered through a variety of resources.
• Robust support systems for pupils with SEND.
• Successful extracurricular programs fostering personal development.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent impact reviews by some subject leaders.
• Difficulty faced by struggling readers with overly challenging books.

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 Holland Moor Primary School attended 94.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.0% 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, 0.2% of pupils at Holland Moor 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 Holland Moor Primary School had 21.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.5% 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, 13.8% of pupils at Holland Moor Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.7% 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 Holland Moor Primary School received £7,356 and spent £6,980 for each of its 400 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £375,000 (£938 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 Holland Moor Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Holland Moor Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Holland Moor Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Holland Moor Primary School was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Holland Moor Primary School have?

Holland Moor Primary School has 412 pupils on roll.

What age range does Holland Moor Primary School cover?

Holland Moor Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Holland Moor Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Holland Moor Primary School?

Holland Moor Primary School is at Cornbrook, Holland Moor Primary School, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, WN8 9AG.