Community school · Lancashire

Holland Moor Primary School

2–11Ages
412Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119323URN

Cornbrook, Holland Moor Primary School, Skelmersdale, WN8 9AG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.6 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

103 applications for 53 places · 312th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

The graded inspection, 11 February 2020Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

26 March 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
11 February 2020
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Lancashire median (2.6) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

103 applications · 53 places offered · 44 named it first

2026 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Lancashire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	53	103	1.9	44	0.83
Sep 2025	34	81	2.4	34	1.00
Sep 2024	38	103	2.7	34	0.89
Sep 2023	43	97	2.3	36	0.84
Sep 2022	44	103	2.3	42	0.95
Sep 2021	50	101	2.0	47	0.94
Sep 2020	53	112	2.1	48	0.91
Sep 2019	60	133	2.2	64	1.07
Sep 2018	59	135	2.3	60	1.02
Sep 2017	60	151	2.5	72	1.20
Sep 2016	60	148	2.5	66	1.10
Sep 2015	56	125	2.2	55	0.98
Sep 2014	60	127	2.1	66	1.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 78% · Maths 86% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%87th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth22%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

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Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	74%	17%	106	107
2023/24	52%	0%	104	104
2022/23	66%	7%	105	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Holland Moor Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Moorside Community Primary Academy School
0.3 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

3.1applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School
0.8 km · Lancashire

Not yet inspected

2.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 7%met the SATs standard
Hillside Community Primary School
0.9 km · Lancashire

Good2024

1.8applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Thomas the Martyr Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Delph Side Community Primary School
1.4 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Little Digmoor Primary School
1.5 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.6applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
1.5 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

3.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119323 · 888/2656
Capacity: 445 pupils · 412 on roll
Free school meals: 39.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Cornbrook, Holland Moor Primary School, Skelmersdale, WN8 9AG
Local authority: Lancashire · West Lancashire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources