Ofsted: Outstanding

Elm Tree Community Primary School

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

personMr David Lamb

location_onSkelmersdale, WN8 6SA

language Visit Website phone 169550924

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2017

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Students

145

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Expected Standard

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Age Range

4-11

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Elm Tree Community Primary School is a Community special school school in Skelmersdale, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade.

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School Summary

Elm Tree Community Primary School is a community special school in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 155 pupils on roll, of whom 61% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 7.1:1. 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

LA 59%

Reading11% LA 73%

Writing0% LA 69%

Maths3% LA 72%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 58%England 61%

Reading23% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing0% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths5% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 58%England 60%

Reading16% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing0% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths0% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-15.2

Read

LA -0.2

-17.5 to -12.8

1.9

Write

LA 0.1

-0.3 to 4.1

-20.9

Maths

LA -0.3

-23.1 to -18.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 64%England 65%

Reading19% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing4% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths8% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-10.3

Read

LA -0.2

-12.9 to -7.8

-12.2

Write

LA 0.1

-14.5 to -9.9

-10.8

Maths

LA -0.2

-13.0 to -8.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 65%

Reading27% LA 76%

Writing9% LA 78%

Maths14% LA 75%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.9

Read

LA 0.1

-4.8 to 1

-12.7

Write

LA 0.1

-15.2 to -10.2

-6.3

Maths

LA 0.0

-8.8 to -3.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

14 November 2023

Inspection Report

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26 September 2017

Inspection Report

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07 November 2012

Inspection Report

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22 March 2010

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2017-09-26

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2012-11-07

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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: 7.3% for this term (secondary).

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: 7.398% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 155 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 7.3%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	155	0.0%	7.3%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	151	0.0%	7.8%
2023/24 (Summer term)	155	0.0%	7.4%
2023/24 (Spring term)	154	0.0%	7.1%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	157	0.0%	8.2%
2022/23 (Summer term)	158	0.0%	6.6%
2022/23 (Spring term)	145	0.0%	6.4%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	130	0.0%	5.9%
2021/22 (Summer term)	143	0.0%	4.7%
2021/22 (Spring term)	139	0.0%	4.9%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	129	0.0%	4.4%
2020/21 (Summer term)	126	0.0%	3.6%
2020/21 (Spring term)	122	0.0%	1.0%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	115	0.0%	3.9%
2019/20 (Summer term)	106	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	106	0.0%	3.2%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	102	0.0%	4.2%
2018/19 (Summer term)	107	0.0%	3.1%
2018/19 (Spring term)	102	0.0%	3.8%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	85	0.0%	3.8%
2017/18 (Summer term)	88	0.0%	3.4%
2017/18 (Spring term)	76	0.0%	3.0%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	69	0.0%	3.7%
2016/17 (Summer term)	74	0.0%	3.0%
2016/17 (Spring term)	64	0.0%	3.3%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	60	0.0%	3.1%

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 74 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 55 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 23 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Elm Tree Community Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

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

Staffing

Teacher Turnover