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Northbrook Primary Academy

Academy sponsor led · Leyland · PR25 2GB

Ages 2–11 · 185 pupils · Lancashire

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

56%

Overall absence

5.9%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-05-01

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
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)56%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
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 absence5.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.7%
Unauthorised1.5%
Authorised absence
4.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.8%
Enrolments in measure
168

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.

1st preferences

0

Places offered

0

1st-preference offers

0

Total preferences (any rank)
36
Preferred offers (top 3)
0
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

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 fill65%

185 pupils · 285 places

Pupils on roll
185
Boys / girls
99 / 86
School capacity
285
Capacity fill
185 / 285 (65%)
Free school meals
37.8%
FSM pupils
68
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: ENDEAVOUR LEARNING TRUST
Academy trust
ENDEAVOUR LEARNING TRUST
Sponsor
Endeavour Learning Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Jillian Shorrocks

Location

Address
Bannister Drive
Postcode
PR25 2GB
Town
Leyland
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Lancashire
District
South Ribble
Constituency
South Ribble
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
Resourced provision
SEN unit
SEN unit places
4 on roll / 8 capacity

Local context

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

Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 2–11, in Leyland, Lancashire, 185 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 37.8%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication.

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.

Compare with theseAll in LeylandNear PR25

  • Woodlea Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leyland · PR25 1JL · Lancashire

    Ages 7–11

    • FSM34.6%

    0.5 miles away

  • St Anne's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Leyland · PR25 1TL · Lancashire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS233%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM30.7%
    • Demand1.00

    0.8 miles away

  • Seven Stars Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leyland · PR25 1TD · Lancashire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS226%
    • Absence7.5%
    • FSM45.0%
    • Demand1.00

    0.8 miles away

  • Farington Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Leyland · PR25 4GH · Lancashire

    Ages 5–11

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

    0.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Jillian Shorrocks
Telephone
01772421599
Website
www.Northbrookpa.org

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