Halsall St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School

LancashireVoluntary aided school

New Street, Halsall, Ormskirk, L39 8RR

Headteacher: Miss Kate HampsonSchool website ↗Pupils: 177 (capacity: 175)
Ofsted inspected
Inspected February 2025
Oversubscribed
92% of first-choice applicants offered a place
79%
Reading, Writing & Maths
inspected
Inspected February 2025
92%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 4 February 2025Full report ↗

Not rated

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Good
Pupils' Wider Development
Good
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
79.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
16.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 84%·Writing 89%·Maths 100%All three 79%
Reading
Expected84%
Exceeding42%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected89%
Exceeding26%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected100%
Exceeding32%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
22
How many families wanted this school first?
24
How many got their first choice?
22of 24 (91.7%)
How many applied in total?
40

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
16.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
0.0%
Boys and girls
45%girls·55%boys
80 girls, 97 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 92% (2018/19), currently 79%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1672.0%28.0%+0.2-0.3+0.7
2016/1782.0%12.0%+5.9+0.7+4.4
2017/1888.0%29.0%+3.6+1.9+4.0
2018/1992.0%21.0%+1.8+1.2+2.9
2022/2365.0%13.0%+2.4+0.7+3.6
2023/2475.0%7.0%---
2024/2579.0%16.0%---