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Halsall St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School

Primary Ages 4-11 190 pupils Ormskirk
Ofsted: Good
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Halsall St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Ormskirk for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 190 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Halsall St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2025. In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: March 2025. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address New Street
Halsall
Ormskirk
Lancashire
L39 8RR
Phone 01704840253
Reference Number 119480

General Makeup

Number of pupils 190
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.11%
Girls: 47.89%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 4.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.1
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 25

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 15 14 29
2 20 11 31
3 12 18 30
4 14 12 26
5 16 9 25
6 8 11 19

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 97.9%
Chinese 0.5%
White & Asian 0.5%
Mixed, Other 0.5%
Asian, Other 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Outstanding
Last Report Date 04 Feb 2025
Date Report
04 Feb 2025 School inspection
10 Feb 2015 Full inspection:
07 Jan 2011 Interim assessment
22 Apr 2008 Full inspection:
19 Jan 2004 Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 79%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 16%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 107
Maths 109

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 2.4
Writing 0.7
Maths 3.6

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Average Scaled Score

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 5 0
Third Preference 5 0
From another Local Authority 13 5

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Halsall St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School had 178 pupils for 175 places. That is 3 more pupils than the school has room for.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “West Lancs/Scarisbrick & Downholland Primary” planning area

Lancashire counted 42 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 64 in 2029–30, up 52%.

201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Places 140140140140140140140140140140140140175175175
Pupils 133140145151149156149151153151154167177178178
Unfilled 5.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%

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 Halsall St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 2.0%2.1%2.1%2.0%2.4%1.8%2.0%3.0%3.4%3.0%2.6%
Unauthorised absence 1.0%0.9%1.1%1.2%1.1%1.0%0.2%1.0%1.6%1.4%2.1%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.5%0.0%0.7%0.0%0.0%

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 Halsall St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Permanent exclusions 0000000000000000

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 Halsall St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School had 22.6 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

2011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 10.911.712.514.413.011.311.011.511.916.512.712.412.612.812.59.9
Teachers who left state teaching 0.0%0.0%0.0%14.8%0.0%0.0%15.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.2%11.1%0.0%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 33.3%83.3%57.1%33.3%16.7%42.9%16.7%14.3%33.3%–42.9%50.0%50.0%40.0%––
Sick days per teacher 0.73.12.70.32.50.72.80.42.6–6.61.727.02.2––

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, 17.4% of pupils at Halsall St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Specific learning difficulty 12 0
Autistic spectrum disorder 7 1
Speech, language and communication needs 7 0
Other difficulty or disability 4 0
Down's syndrome 0 1
No specialist assessment of need 1 0
Physical disability 1 0
Social, emotional and mental health 1 0
Vision impairment 0 1

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 Halsall St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School received £6,018 and spent £6,158 for each of its 190 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £16,000 (-£83 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

20192020202120222023202420252026
Revenue reserve £63,000£41,000£70,000£21,000£28,000£29,000£11,000-£16,000
per pupil £410£264£469£128£156£164£62-£83
In-year balance -£3,000-£23,000£29,000-£49,000£6,000£2,000-£18,000-£27,000
per pupil -£21-£146£195-£295£36£9-£103-£141

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

Name Distance
Downholland-Haskayne Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
Black-A-Moor Lane, Haskayne, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 7HX
1.83 miles
Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School
Southport Road, Scarisbrick, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L40 9RE
2.25 miles
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Scarisbrick
Hall Road, Scarisbrick, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L40 9QE
2.49 miles
Ormskirk Asmall Primary School
Tennyson Drive, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 3PJ
2.5 miles
Ormskirk West End School
Grimshaw Lane, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 1PA
2.74 miles
Aughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Long Lane, Aughton, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 5AS
2.76 miles
Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Aughton Street, Townend, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 3LQ
2.91 miles
Aughton St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Delph Park Avenue, Aughton, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 5DG
3.04 miles
Moorgate Nursery School
Moorgate, Ormskirk, L39 4RY
3.08 miles
Farnborough Road Junior School
Farnborough Road, Birkdale, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 3DF
3.28 miles
Farnborough Road Infant School
Farnborough Road, Birkdale, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 3DF
3.28 miles
Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School
Sandbrook Road, Ainsdale, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 3JE
3.35 miles
Kew Woods Primary School
Ovington Drive, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 6JW
3.37 miles
Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre
Meadow Lane, Ainsdale, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 3RS
3.38 miles
Acre View Primary School
286 Southport Road, Lydiate, Sefton, Liverpool, L31 4EQ
3.38 miles
Ormskirk Church of England Primary School
Greetby Hill, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 2DP
3.38 miles
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
Grantham Road, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 4LT
3.45 miles
Aughton Town Green Primary School
Town Green Lane, Aughton, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 6SF
3.49 miles
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School
Sandy Lane, Lydiate, Liverpool, Merseyside, Merseyside, L31 2LB
3.78 miles
Lydiate Primary School
Lambshear Lane, Lydiate, Liverpool, Merseyside, L31 2JZ
3.9 miles
Name Distance
Scarisbrick Hall School
2.16 miles
St Bede's Catholic High School
St Anne's Road, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 4TA
2.85 miles
Pontville School
Black Moss Lane, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 4TW
2.99 miles
Turning Point Academy
Hants Lane, Ormskirk, West Lancashire, L39 1PX
3.02 miles
Birkdale High School
Windy Harbour Road, Birkdale, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 3DT
3.45 miles
Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Stamford Road, Birkdale, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 4EX
3.55 miles
Ormskirk School
Wigan Road, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 2AT
3.83 miles
Meols Cop High School
Meols Cop Road, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 6JS
3.91 miles
Merefield School
Westminster Drive, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 2QZ
3.95 miles
Greenbank High School
Hastings Road, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 2LT
4.02 miles
Burscough Priory Academy
Trevor Road, Burscough, Ormskirk, L40 7RZ
4.66 miles
Deyes High School
Deyes Lane, Maghull, Liverpool, Merseyside, L31 6DE
4.81 miles
Southport Education Group
Mornington Road, Southport, Merseyside, PR9 0TT
4.81 miles
Formby High School
Freshfield Road, Formby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L37 3HW
4.87 miles

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What is Halsall St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Halsall St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was Halsall St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Halsall St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Halsall St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School have?

Halsall St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School has 190 pupils on roll.

What age range does Halsall St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School cover?

Halsall St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Halsall St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School?

Halsall St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School is at New Street, Halsall, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 8RR.

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