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Halsall St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Lancashire

New Street, Ormskirk, L39 8RR

Website 01704840253

75

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 04/02/2025

Application demand

92%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

95.3%

11.8% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

190

Capacity used

Over capacity

109%

175 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

92%

1st preference success rate

22 of 24 families who put it first got an offer

22

Places offered

40

Total applications

1.8

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2422● 92%
2nd preference70● 0%
3rd preference90● 0%
Total402255%

1st preference success by year

71%
2020
95%
2021
83%
2022
82%
2023
89%
2024
92%
2025

Lancashire lets families list 3 preferences. 9 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Kate Hampson
Address
New Street, Halsall, Ormskirk, L39 8RR
Phone
01704840253
Local authority
Lancashire
Ward / constituency
Rural West · West Lancashire
Area
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
119480

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals4%——
English as additional language0%——
SEN support6%——
52% boys (99)48% girls (91)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

190 pupils · 175 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    04 February 2025

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Early yearsOutstanding
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 152 pupils

Attendance

95.3%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.7%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

11.8%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.1%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

5%
20/21
4%
21/22
11%
22/23
12%
23/24
12%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths75%——
Higher standard7%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard79%
+17% vs England
Higher standard16%
+8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard84%
+9% vs England
Higher standard42%
+9% vs England
Average score107
+1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard89%
+17% vs England
Greater depth26%
+13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard100%
+26% vs England
Higher standard32%
+6% vs England
Average score109
+4 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard95%
+22% vs England
Higher standard37%
+7% vs England
Average score109
+4 vs England

Science

Expected standard95%
+13% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

922019652023752024792025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)79%61%
Higher standard16%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Lancashire council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.