Primary school

Adlington Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 5–11
  • Mixed
  • Lancashire
  • PR7 4JA
Ofsted Good · inspected Jul 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 4,877 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 33%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 51%51%2016/17: top 47%2017/18: top 55%2018/19: top 58%2022/23: top 48%2023/24: top 48%2024/25: top 33%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM71% · North West 63%Small cohort: 21 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM5% · North West 6%Small cohort: 21 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score106 · North West 105Small cohort: 21 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score101 · North West 105Small cohort: 21 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 55% · 11 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 65% · 20 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 65% · 20 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 64% · 14 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 63% · 19 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 63% · 19 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 71% · 21 pupils · North West 63%71%55%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 11 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 5% · 20 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 15% · 20 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 14% · 14 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 0% · 19 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 11% · 19 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 5% · 21 pupils · North West 6%15%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 11 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 105 · 20 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 104 · 20 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 14 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 104 · 19 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 107 · 19 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 106 · 21 pupils · North West 105107102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 11 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 102 · 20 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 102 · 20 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 14 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 105 · 19 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 103 · 19 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 101 · 21 pupils · North West 105105101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in95.0%
19 of 20 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 95.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2019
2nd182
3rd210

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Good
  2. 2009Satisfactory
  3. 2012Satisfactory
  4. 2013Good
  5. 2018Remains Good
  6. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026123
Free school meals (past 6 years)16.3%
First language not English2.3%
SEN support14.7%
EHC plan3.1%
Absence (sessions missed)4.3%
Persistently absent pupils8.6%

Girls 62%Boys 38%

87.9% full · 140 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.3
Pupils per adult10.2
  • Classroom teachers 5.1
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 3.8
  • Other support 2.2

Teachers 7.1 FTE · Whole workforce 13.1 · 18 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,171
Spend per pupil£8,189
Staff spend per pupil£5,494
Reserve per pupil£510
  • +£62,780revenue reserve
  • −£2,289in-year balance

Grants £7,241 · self-generated £929 · premises £325 per pupil