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Holland Moor Primary School

Community school · Skelmersdale · WN8 9AG

Ages 2–11 · 412 pupils · Lancashire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

52%

Overall absence

6.4%

Admissions demand

0.89 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2020-02-11

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)52%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)17.2%
Unauthorised2.7%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.9%
Enrolments in measure
343

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.89 · Often has places

1st preferences

34

Places offered

38

1st-preference offers

34

Total preferences (any rank)
103
Preferred offers (top 3)
38
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill93%

412 pupils · 445 places

Pupils on roll
412
Boys / girls
205 / 207
School capacity
445
Capacity fill
412 / 445 (93%)
Free school meals
39.7%
FSM pupils
154
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr M Beale

Location

Address
Cornbrook, Holland Moor Primary School
Postcode
WN8 9AG
Town
Skelmersdale
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Lancashire
District
West Lancashire
Constituency
West Lancashire
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 2–11, in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, 412 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 39.7%.

Open schools in Skelmersdale
28
Primary schools in Skelmersdale
19
Academies among open schools in Skelmersdale
11% (3)
Open schools in WN8
32
Primary in WN8
24
Open schools in Lancashire LA
709
Primary in Lancashire LA
483

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in SkelmersdaleNear WN8

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr M Beale
Telephone
01695725062
Website
www.holland.lancsngfl.ac.uk/

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