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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 119305

Lever House Primary School

Community school · Leyland · PR25 4YR

Ages 4–11 · 293 pupils · Lancashire

Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

72%

Overall absence

3.9%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-03-28

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)72%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence3.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)7.7%
Unauthorised0.6%
Authorised absence
3.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
271

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

0.98 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

44

Places offered

45

1st-preference offers

44

Total preferences (any rank)
108
Preferred offers (top 3)
45
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%

293 pupils · 315 places

Pupils on roll
293
Boys / girls
149 / 144
School capacity
315
Capacity fill
293 / 315 (93%)
Free school meals
8.5%
FSM pupils
25
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Rebecca Dawson

Location

Address
Bristol Avenue, Farington
Postcode
PR25 4YR
Town
Leyland
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Lancashire
District
South Ribble
Constituency
South Ribble
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 4–11, in Leyland, Lancashire, 293 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 8.5%.

Open schools in Leyland
25
Primary schools in Leyland
16
Academies among open schools in Leyland
32% (8)
Open schools in PR25
19
Primary in PR25
12
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.

  • Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Leyland · PR25 4GH · Lancashire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM22.2%
    • Demand0.94

    0.3 miles away

  • Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Leyland · PR25 4SJ · Lancashire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM13.2%
    • Demand1.00

    0.4 miles away

  • Lancaster Lane Primary and Pre-School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leyland · PR25 5TT · Lancashire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM21.5%
    • Demand1.00

    0.8 miles away

  • Northbrook Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Leyland · PR25 2GB · Lancashire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM37.8%

    1.2 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Rebecca Dawson
Telephone
01772424268

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