Holmeswood Methodist School

State-Funded School

holmeswood-methodist-school-lancashire-north-west

North WestRegion

LancashireLocal Authority

SouthportConstituency

L40 1UDPostcode

3.5

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Holmeswood Methodist School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Lancashire, North West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 55 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 14 Apr 2026 · published 14 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 56%
Higher standard: 11%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

87%

Mixed

Unclassified

Pupils

Total Pupils

62%Boys

38%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

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: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 55
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

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

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 9 February 2022. 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
27 Jan 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.