Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

Halsall St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
190Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
119480URN

New Street, Halsall, Ormskirk, L39 8RR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.7 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

46 applications for 25 places · 330th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 4 February 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

1.8applications per place, Reception

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

46 applications · 25 places offered · 36 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 0 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	25	46	1.8	36	1.44
Sep 2025	22	40	1.8	24	1.09
Sep 2024	25	39	1.6	28	1.12
Sep 2023	25	46	1.8	28	1.12
Sep 2022	25	52	2.1	30	1.20
Sep 2021	20	35	1.8	21	1.05
Sep 2020	20	48	2.4	28	1.40
Sep 2019	19	36	1.9	22	1.16
Sep 2018	20	41	2.1	19	0.95
Sep 2017	20	49	2.5	27	1.35
Sep 2016	20	41	2.1	23	1.15
Sep 2015	20	35	1.8	20	1.00
Sep 2014	21	40	1.9	30	1.43

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 89% · Maths 100% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%51st of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard89%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth26%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard100%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard32%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	79%	16%	107	109
2023/24	75%	7%	109	109
2022/23	65%	13%	108	107

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

Halsall St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Downholland-Haskayne Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
2.9 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place
Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School
3.6 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

4.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Scarisbrick
4.0 km · Lancashire

2026

1.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Ormskirk Asmall Primary School
4.0 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

4.1applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Ormskirk West End School
4.4 km · Lancashire

Some aspects not as strong2024

3.1applications per place 18%met the SATs standard
Aughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
4.5 km · Lancashire

Outstanding2024

4.1applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School
4.7 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Aughton St Michael's Church of England Primary School
4.9 km · Lancashire

Good2024

3.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119480 · 888/3420
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 175 pupils · 190 on roll
Free school meals: 4.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: New Street, Halsall, Ormskirk, L39 8RR
Local authority: Lancashire · West Lancashire

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