Primary school

Crow Orchard Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Lancashire
  • WN8 8QG
Ofsted Good · inspected Dec 2017

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 260 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 2%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 61%61%2016/17: top 38%2017/18: top 65%2018/19: top 42%2022/23: top 65%2023/24: top 79%2024/25: top 2%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM92% · North West 63%Small cohort: 13 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM8% · North West 6%Small cohort: 13 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score109 · North West 105Small cohort: 13 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score109 · North West 105Small cohort: 13 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 50% · 18 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 68% · 22 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 61% · 23 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 70% · 20 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 56% · 18 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 50% · 24 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 92% · 13 pupils · North West 63%92%50%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 18 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 14% · 22 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 9% · 23 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 15% · 20 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 0% · 18 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 0% · 24 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 8% · 13 pupils · North West 6%15%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 18 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 104 · 22 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 100 · 23 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 103 · 20 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 103 · 18 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 106 · 24 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 109 · 13 pupils · North West 105109100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 18 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 105 · 22 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 104 · 23 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 106 · 20 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 102 · 18 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 103 · 24 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 109 · 13 pupils · North West 105109102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
17 of 17 who put it first2014 · 92.3%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1717
2nd210
3rd260

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Satisfactory
  2. 2009Good
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Good
  5. 2023Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026121
Free school meals (past 6 years)30.8%
First language not English7.0%
SEN support13.9%
EHC plan1.7%
Absence (sessions missed)5.7%
Persistently absent pupils16.2%

Girls 51.3%Boys 48.7%

78.6% full · 154 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.8
Pupils per adult10.3
  • Classroom teachers 3.7
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 4.4
  • Other support 2.4

Teachers 5.7 FTE · Whole workforce 12.5 · 21 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,670
Spend per pupil£8,521
Staff spend per pupil£6,626
Reserve per pupil£449
  • +£50,905revenue reserve
  • +£16,971in-year balance

Grants £8,375 · self-generated £295 · premises £350 per pupil