Primary school

Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Methodist
  • Lancashire
  • BB12 9ED
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 4,380 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 30%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 21%21%2016/17: top 19%2017/18: top 29%2018/19: top 7%7% · 2018/192022/23: top 30%2023/24: top 12%2024/25: top 30%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM72% · North West 63%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM10% · North West 6%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score106 · North West 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score106 · North West 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 69% · 29 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 77% · 30 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 75% · 28 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 87% · 30 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 69% · 29 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 80% · 30 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 72% · 29 pupils · North West 63%87%69%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 7% · 29 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 10% · 30 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 11% · 28 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 13% · 30 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 10% · 29 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 7% · 30 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 10% · 29 pupils · North West 6%13%7%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 29 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 107 · 30 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 106 · 28 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 109 · 30 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 108 · 29 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 107 · 30 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 106 · 29 pupils · North West 105109104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 29 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 108 · 30 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 108 · 28 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 109 · 30 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 106 · 29 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 108 · 30 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 106 · 29 pupils · North West 105109104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
22 of 22 who put it first2014 · 69.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2222
2nd247
3rd240

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2013Goodas predecessor
  4. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  5. 2023Remains Goodas predecessor

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026207
Free school meals (past 6 years)7.7%
First language not English1.4%
SEN support15.4%
EHC plan1.9%
Absence (sessions missed)4.4%
Persistently absent pupils11.0%

Girls 52.4%Boys 47.6%

98.6% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.5
Pupils per adult12.4
  • Classroom teachers 6.8
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 7
  • Other support 4

Teachers 8.8 FTE · Whole workforce 19.8 · 34 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,000
Spend per pupil£5,644
Staff spend per pupil£4,577
Reserve per pupil£34
  • +£7,000revenue reserve
  • +£74,000in-year balance

Grants £5,524 · self-generated £476 · premises £341 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