Leyland Methodist Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–7 · Leyland, Lancashire
Leyland Methodist Infant School is a primary school in Leyland, Lancashire for ages 4–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 7 May 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Canberra Road, Leyland, PR25 3ET
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Methodist
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 156 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 7 May 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils and staff are proud to be part of this inclusive and happy school.”
- “Leaders and staff have created strong, supportive relationships with pupils and their families.”
- “Pupils feel they are well cared for and are keen to do their best.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, the curriculum has only recently been refined.”
- “Pupils in Years 1 and 2 have not benefited fully from the school’s redesigned curriculum in these subjects.”
- “Gaps exist in pupils’ prior knowledge which sometimes go unaddressed, hindering how well some pupils build their knowledge and skills securely over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 42 first-preference applications, 44 offers in total, 42 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
More with a 3-month pass
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- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- Leyland Methodist Junior School 0.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Catherine's RC Primary School 0.5 mi Good
- Farington Primary School 0.6 mi Good
- Leyland St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Good
- Lancaster Lane Primary and Pre-School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Woodlea Junior School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Leyland St Andrew's Church of England Infant School 0.7 mi Good
- Northbrook Primary Academy 0.7 mi Requires improvement