Banks Methodist School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 14 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Methodist
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 119405
- Address
- Chapel Lane, Banks, PR9 8EY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 71 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.1%
- Girls
- 47.9%
- First language not English
- 4.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 35.2%
- Persistent absence
- 26.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.7%
White British 87.3%
Other White 7%
Mixed 4.2%
Unclassified 1.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-2
WritingAverage-1.8
MathsWell below average-5.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 10%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 96
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Banks Methodist School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 5
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 5
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 5
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 5
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 17.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 17 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 16.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 2 1 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 9 3 6 |
| Reception, Full-time | 9 4 5 |
| Year 1 | 7 3 4 |
| Year 2 | 11 4 7 |
| Year 3 | 9 6 3 |
| Year 4 | 7 5 2 |
| Year 5 | 10 5 5 |
| Year 6 | 7 6 1 |