Holmeswood Methodist SchoolTarleton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Holmeswood Methodist School and Tarleton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School are primary schools.

  • Holmeswood Methodist School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Tarleton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Holmeswood Methodist School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Holmeswood Methodist School was judged the expected standard and Tarleton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 29.0% for Holmeswood Methodist School and 81.0% for Tarleton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Holmeswood Methodist School (83.0% in 2022-23, 29.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Tarleton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School (70.0% in 2022-23, 81.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Holmeswood Methodist School versus Tarleton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure OrmskirkHolmeswood Methodist SchoolPrestonTarleton Holy Trinity CofE Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC66/100Stronger figureC56/100
Local ranking119th of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure248th of 466 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll51 204
Capacity42 210
LocationOrmskirk, L40 1UD Preston, PR4 6UP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard29.0% 81.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 3.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score97.0 105.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census51 204
Free school meals (ever 6)2.2% 8.3%
English as an additional language2.0% 8.8%
SEN support25.5% 14.7%
SEN with an EHC plan5.9% 2.0%
Attendance
Overall absence3.8% Stronger figure4.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence9.5% Stronger figure15.4% 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.

Holmeswood Methodist School

Tarleton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School

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