Winmarleigh Church of England Primary School

The Winmarleigh Church of England Primary School is currently undergoing challenges in maintaining the quality of education since its last graded inspection in January 2020, which marked it as good. The pupils exhibit a positive attitude towards learning and feel safe due to the supportive relationships established between staff and students. However, the school's expectations for student achievement, particularly for those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), need improvement, leading to concerns about the academic progress of some pupils. There is a commitment from the governors towards better educational outcomes, but their oversight has not yet translated into effective strategies or comprehensive evaluation of the school's performance.

Strengths

• Pupils arrive eager to learn and feel safe due to strong staff-pupil relationships.
• The school has introduced an ambitious new curriculum that identifies important knowledge.
• The school prioritizes early reading and provides well-trained staff for phonics.
• Pupils benefit from a variety of trips and activities that enhance their learning.
• There is a positive atmosphere throughout the small school, and pupils behave well.

Areas for Improvement

• Expectations for pupils' achievement are not high enough in some subjects.
• Inconsistency in the delivery of the curriculum can lead to gaps in knowledge.
• The identification of additional needs for pupils with SEND is insufficient.
• Governors lack a comprehensive understanding of the school's educational quality and areas for improvement.

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 2021–22 pupils at Winmarleigh Church of England Primary School attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 93.7%). 8.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 17.7%).

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 2021–22, 0.0% of pupils at Winmarleigh Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 0.7%). 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 2021–22 Winmarleigh Church of England Primary School had 9.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.6). Of its teachers in 2021–22, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 18.8%).

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 2021–22 Winmarleigh Church of England Primary School received £14,212 and spent £13,920 for each of its 24 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £104,000 (£4,351 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 Winmarleigh Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Winmarleigh Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2025.

When was Winmarleigh Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Winmarleigh Church of England Primary School was last inspected in September 2025.

How many pupils does Winmarleigh Church of England Primary School have?

Winmarleigh Church of England Primary School has 19 pupils on roll.

What age range does Winmarleigh Church of England Primary School cover?

Winmarleigh Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Winmarleigh Church of England Primary School?

Winmarleigh Church of England Primary School is at Church Lane, Winmarleigh, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 0LA.