Elm Tree Community Primary School

State-Funded School

elm-tree-community-primary-school-lancashire-north-west

North WestRegion

LancashireLocal Authority

West LancashireConstituency

WN8 6SAPostcode

7.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Elm Tree Community Primary School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 4–11, located in Lancashire, North West.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 150 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 0%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 94

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Pupils

150

Total Pupils

87%Boys

13%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

61%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 150
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Outstanding

Ungraded inspection on 15 November 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
9 Nov 2017	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.