Heskin Pemberton's Church of England VA Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Mar 11 2025 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
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Lancashire
Unique reference
119475
Address
Withington Lane, Heskin, PR7 5LU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
86 (84% of total capacity)
Boys
33.7%
Girls
66.3%
First language not English
0%
Free school meals (FSM)
5.8%
Persistent absence
10.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 93%
Mixed 4.7%
Indian 2.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1
WritingAverage-0.2
MathsAverage1.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 71%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%

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

School 14%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 109
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 108
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Heskin Pemberton's Church of England VA Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
5
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
5
2nd preference
8
3rd preference
15
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
5
2nd preference
0
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 classes21.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
15
8
7
Year 1
11
0
11
Year 2
10
2
8
Year 3
17
8
9
Year 4
8
2
6
Year 5
12
3
9
Year 6
13
6
7
Year 2024-2025

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