Holland Moor Primary SchoolSt Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Skelmersdale.

Summary of the comparison

Holland Moor Primary School and St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Skelmersdale.

  • Holland Moor Primary School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School scores 32 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Holland Moor Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Holland Moor Primary School was judged Good and St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 74.0% for Holland Moor Primary School and 7.0% for St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Holland Moor Primary School (66.0% in 2022-23, 74.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School (43.0% in 2022-23, 7.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Holland Moor Primary School versus St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SkelmersdaleHolland Moor Primary SchoolSkelmersdaleSt Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC56/100Stronger figureF32/100
Local ranking234th of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure425th of 466 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll430 170
Capacity445 330
LocationSkelmersdale, WN8 9AG Skelmersdale, WN8 9AZ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard74.0% Stronger figure7.0% 62.0%
At higher standard17.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure99.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure95.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census430 170
Free school meals (ever 6)39.9% 57.4%
English as an additional language14.0% 17.6%
SEN support6.5% 14.1%
SEN with an EHC plan1.6% 5.9%
Attendance
Overall absence5.8% Stronger figure12.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence16.0% Stronger figure34.6% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Holland Moor Primary School

St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School

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