Holland Moor Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Skelmersdale, Lancashire
Holland Moor Primary School is a primary school in Skelmersdale, Lancashire for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 26 March 2025.
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Key facts
- Address
- Cornbrook, Holland Moor Primary School, Skelmersdale, WN8 9AG
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 412 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 40.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 26 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils thoroughly enjoy attending this nurturing and vibrant school.”
- “From the early years, they rise admirably to the school’s high expectations of how they should behave.”
- “Taking their lead from staff, pupils are unfailingly courteous and respectful.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, the school’s approaches to helping pupils to remember long-term what they have been taught are not so effective.”
- “When this happens, some pupils struggle to recall previous learning and do not achieve as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 74% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 44 first-preference applications, 53 offers in total, 44 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- Moorside Community Primary Academy School 0.2 mi Standards maintained
- Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged
- Hillside Community Primary School 0.5 mi Good
- St Thomas the Martyr Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- Delph Side Community Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged
- Little Digmoor Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale 0.9 mi School remains Good