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Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School

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

personMiss Helen Clark

location_onOrmskirk, L40 6HL

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2025

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Students

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Expected Standard

50%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Ormskirk, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 80% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Ormskirk, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 98 pupils on roll, of whom 6% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 17% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #368 of 444 primaries in Lancashire and #12,377 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 59%

Reading83% LA 73%

Writing50% LA 69%

Maths100% LA 72%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading88% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing88% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths69% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading57% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing57% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths64% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.3

Read

LA -0.2

-5.6 to 1.0

-1.2

Write

LA 0.1

-4.4 to 1.9

-1.7

Maths

LA -0.3

-4.8 to 1.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

87%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading93% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing93% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths100% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.3

Read

LA -0.2

0.2 to 6.4

2.9

Write

LA 0.1

0.0 to 5.7

2.7

Maths

LA -0.2

0.0 to 5.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 65%

Reading91% LA 76%

Writing91% LA 78%

Maths100% LA 75%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.3

Read

LA 0.1

-4 to 3.4

-1.1

Write

LA 0.1

-4.7 to 2.5

1.6

Maths

LA 0.0

-1.8 to 5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 February 2025

Inspection Report

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19 November 2014

Inspection Report

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30 January 2013

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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11 January 2010

Inspection Report

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22 February 2007

Inspection Report

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12 March 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-02-04

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2014-11-19

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2010-01-11

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 98 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	98	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	91	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	94	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	93	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	93	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	98	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	98	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	96	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	105	0.0%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Spring term)	106	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	108	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	111	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	112	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	112	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	100	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	100	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	96	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	105	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	106	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	104	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	106	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	105	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	103	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	101	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	101	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	100	0.0%	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.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

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Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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