Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy

Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy is a highly ambitious and inclusive primary school where pupils achieve extremely well and are thoroughly prepared for the next stage of their education. Inspectors found exceptional provision across the curriculum, behaviour, personal development, leadership and early years, with pupils describing a happy, safe and welcoming school that lives up to its motto. Pupils with SEND are identified quickly and supported thoughtfully, and staff deliver the curriculum with expertise so that pupils build deep knowledge over time.

Strengths

• Highly ambitious curriculum with clear end points from early years to Year 6
• Staff are experts in their field and deliver the curriculum exactly as intended
• Teachers identify misconceptions and gaps effectively to shape future learning
• Pupils develop a deep body of knowledge and make meaningful links between subjects
• Reading is prioritised successfully, with skilled phonics teaching and prompt catch-up support
• Pupils’ behaviour is exemplary, and the school has a calm and purposeful atmosphere
• Attendance is a high priority, with prompt and effective action to reduce absence
• Pupils with SEND are identified quickly and supported well to thrive
• Early years staff model language and vocabulary carefully to develop communication skills
• An impressive character programme includes a wide range of clubs and pupil leadership roles
• The local governing board knows the school well and holds leaders to account effectively
• Staff feel happy, valued and empowered by school and trust leaders
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective

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 Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy attended 93.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.9% 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, 0.5% of pupils at Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy 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 Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy had 22.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.6% 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, 19.9% of pupils at Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.7% 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 2023–24 Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy received £6,308 and spent £6,525 for each of its 417 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £416,000 (£998 per pupil).

Across all 10 schools of The Rowan Learning Trust, income was £7,900 and spending £8,038 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Wigan · Wigan local authority: places and applications

Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy is part of The Rowan Learning Trust, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• Orrell Holgate Academy Wigan
• Marus Bridge Primary School Wigan
• Hawkley Hall High School Wigan
• Prescot Primary School Prescot
• Kirkby High School Liverpool
• Farington Primary School Leyland
• Plantation Primary School Liverpool
• Whitley Village School Warrington
• The Heys School Manchester
• The Acorns Primary and Nursery School Ellesmere Port

What is Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy is Outstanding, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy have?

Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy has 408 pupils on roll.

What age range does Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy cover?

Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy?

Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy is at Kershaw Street, Orrell, Wigan, Lancashire, WN5 0AW.