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Leyland Methodist Junior School

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  • ages 7–11
  • Mixed
  • Methodist
  • Lancashire
  • PR25 3ET
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2021

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,982 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 87%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 69%69%2016/17: top 38%38% · 2016/172017/18: top 41%2018/19: top 63%2022/23: top 53%2023/24: top 81%2024/25: top 87%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM46% · North West 63%2/10 Well below North West−24.2 pts
Higher standard, RWM7% · North West 6%6/10 Middle−26.9 pts
Reading score103 · North West 1052/10 Well below North West−13 pts
Maths score103 · North West 1053/10 Below−18.4 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 46% · 63 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 68% · 68 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 70% · 60 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 62% · 69 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 60% · 63 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 49% · 69 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 46% · 70 pupils · North West 63%70%46%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 63 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 12% · 68 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 18% · 60 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 16% · 69 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 13% · 63 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 0% · 69 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 7% · 70 pupils · North West 6%18%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 63 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 103 · 68 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 107 · 60 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 103 · 69 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 105 · 63 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 105 · 69 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 103 · 70 pupils · North West 105107101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 63 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 104 · 68 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 106 · 60 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 69 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 105 · 63 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 104 · 69 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 103 · 70 pupils · North West 105106101No exams

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No admissions figures or last distance offered published

Inspections · 2006–2021

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Inadequateas predecessor
  4. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2016Goodas predecessor
  6. 2021Goodas predecessor

4 strong areas

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

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026252
Free school meals (past 6 years)15.7%
First language not English5.0%
SEN support13.0%
EHC plan1.1%
Absence (sessions missed)4.2%
Persistently absent pupils9.2%

Girls 50.8%Boys 49.2%

90% full · 280 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher27.4
Pupils per adult14.0
  • Classroom teachers 5.2
  • Leadership 4
  • Teaching assistants 8.8
  • Other support 2.6

Teachers 9.2 FTE · Whole workforce 20.5 · 25 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,069
Spend per pupil£5,531
Staff spend per pupil£4,309
Reserve per pupil£229
  • +£60,000revenue reserve
  • +£141,000in-year balance

Grants £5,916 · self-generated £153 · premises £321 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: EPWORTH EDUCATION TRUST (11 academies) · trust reserve £2,138,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it