Horn's Mill Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 19 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Unique reference
111129
Address
Denbigh Close, Helsby, WA6 0ED

Pupils

Number of Pupils
203 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
54.2%
Girls
45.8%
First language not English
4.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
16.7%
Persistent absence
21.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
20.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 77.8%
Gypsy/Roma 10.3%
Other White 3.4%
Mixed 3%
Irish Traveller 2.5%
Bangladeshi 1%
Indian 0.5%
African 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average3.2
WritingAverage-1.7
MathsAverage-0.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 61%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 11%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Horn's Mill Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
33
2nd preference
23
3rd preference
8
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
26
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
30
12
18
Year 1
30
17
13
Year 2
29
18
11
Year 3
29
22
7
Year 4
29
11
18
Year 5
30
12
18
Year 6
26
18
8
Year 2024-2025

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