Holmeswood Methodist School

Holmeswood Methodist School at a glance

Located in Ormskirk, Lancashire, Holmeswood Methodist School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Methodist religious character. The school educates roughly 51 pupils aged 3 to 11. 29% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 27.0 percentage points compared with the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 102 in reading and 97 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Holmeswood Methodist School is oversubscribed: about 9 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 8 first choices for 7 places. Overall pupil absence was 5.0%. There are about 13.3 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 2% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Holmeswood Methodist School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.