Hoole St Michael CofE Primary School

State-Funded School

hoole-st-michael-cofe-primary-school-lancashire-north-west

North WestRegion

LancashireLocal Authority

South RibbleConstituency

PR4 5JQPostcode

8.2

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Hoole St Michael CofE Primary 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 81 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 20 Jan 2026 · published 19 Mar 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

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

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 73%
Higher standard: 20%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Pupils

Total Pupils

44%Boys

56%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

16%

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: 81
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 2 November 2021. 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
20 Apr 2012	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.