Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School

Mawdesley St Peter’s Church of England Primary School is a small voluntary aided primary that was judged good across all inspected areas in September 2024, including early years; under the current inspection framework, no overall effectiveness grade was given. Pupils are happy and safe, behave well and are enthusiastic learners, and the school has an ambitious, broad curriculum with particularly strong reading and early years provision. Leaders have strong relationships with parents, attendance is high, governors are effective, staff feel supported, and safeguarding is effective. Pupils benefit from a well-designed personal development curriculum and meaningful opportunities to contribute to school life. The main areas for improvement are in a small number of foundation subjects, where recent curriculum changes have left some pupils with knowledge gaps that staff do not routinely identify or close, and in SEND, where some pupils’ needs are not pinpointed precisely enough, so support targets do not closely match their needs. These issues limit progress for affected pupils but do not undermine the overall positive picture.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy, safe and behave well
• Pupils are enthusiastic learners and progress well in English and mathematics
• The curriculum is ambitious, broad and balanced and promotes equality and diversity
• Reading and phonics are taught well, with timely support for pupils who need to catch up
• Early years staff use skilful interactions to develop children’s language and social skills
• Learning activities are adapted so pupils with SEND can access the same curriculum as their peers
• The personal development curriculum helps pupils learn about healthy relationships and physical and mental health
• The school has strong relationships with parents and high attendance
• Governors understand their roles and staff feel supported with workload and well-being
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective

Areas for Improvement

• A small number of foundation subjects are at an early stage of implementation
• Pupils’ gaps in knowledge from the previous curriculum are not identified or addressed effectively in some foundation subjects
• Some pupils with SEND do not have their needs identified and managed precisely enough
• SEND targets do not closely match some pupils’ needs, limiting the progress they could make

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 Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School attended 97.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 0.0% 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, 1.4% of pupils at Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England 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 Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School had 14.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 5.7% of pupils at Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.4% 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 Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School received £9,638 and spent £9,800 for each of its 70 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £71,000 (£1,010 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 Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2024.

When was Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School have?

Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School has 70 pupils on roll.

What age range does Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School cover?

Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 100% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School?

Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School is at Hurst Green, Mawdesley, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L40 2QT.