OFSTED
16 May 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
2 March 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
28 April 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Lancashire
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
145
145 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
64
44.1% of pupils
Male pupils
81
55.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
0.7 pts
below England
School
24.1%
South Ribble
20.3%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.5 pts
below England
School
2.8%
South Ribble
6.5%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
South Ribble
0.4%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
91.0%
132
Any other White background
2.8%
4
African
2.1%
3
White and Asian
1.4%
2
Chinese
0.7%
1
Indian
0.7%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
22.1%
32 of
145 pupils
1.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.17%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.05 pts
lower than
England
School
4.17%
South Ribble
5.30%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
8.16%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.65 pts
lower than
England
School
8.16%
South Ribble
12.48%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
South Ribble
1.37%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
80.6%
7.6 pts
below England
Leyland St Andrew's Church of England Infant School
80.6%
South Ribble
88.5%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.