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Holme Slack Community Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Michelle Peck

location_onPreston, PR1 6HP

language Visit Website phone 1772795257

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2015

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Students

199

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Expected Standard

52%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Holme Slack Community Primary School is a Community school primary school in Preston, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 78% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Holme Slack Community Primary School is a community school in Preston, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 207 pupils on roll, of whom 55% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #288 of 444 primaries in Lancashire and #10,039 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2015. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 59%

Reading68% LA 73%

Writing61% LA 69%

Maths74% LA 72%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

39%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading45% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing58% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths84% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading79% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing61% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths75% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.5

Read

LA -0.2

-1.3 to 4.3

0.3

Write

LA 0.1

-2.4 to 3.0

-0.8

Maths

LA -0.3

-3.4 to 1.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading79% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths90% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.3

Read

LA -0.2

0.9 to 5.6

0.8

Write

LA 0.1

-1.4 to 2.9

2.3

Maths

LA -0.2

0.3 to 4.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 65%

Reading89% LA 76%

Writing70% LA 78%

Maths93% LA 75%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.8

Read

LA 0.1

0.5 to 5.1

0.1

Write

LA 0.1

-2.1 to 2.3

3.5

Maths

LA 0.0

1.4 to 5.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

08 July 2021

Inspection Report

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24 November 2015

Inspection Report

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13 December 2013

Inspection Report

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08 October 2013

Inspection Report

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26 January 2012

Inspection Report

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08 June 2010

Inspection Report

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16 June 2009

Inspection Report

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19 January 2006

Inspection Report

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05 June 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2015-11-24

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-10-08

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.4%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 207 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.4%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	207	3	1.4%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	205	1	0.5%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	212	11	5.2%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	207	1	0.5%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	205	12	5.9%	0.8%	1
2022/23 (Summer term)	203	9	4.4%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	199	3	1.5%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	201	8	4.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	201	3	1.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	195	3	1.5%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Autumn term)	198	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	202	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	206	1	0.5%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	206	3	1.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	212	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	212	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	204	2	1.0%	0.6%	1
2018/19 (Summer term)	209	6	2.9%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	209	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	209	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	197	3	1.5%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	193	2	1.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	194	7	3.6%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	194	19	9.8%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	190	12	6.3%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	188	10	5.3%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 19 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 9 pupils

Hearing Impairment 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils