Holland Moor Primary School
Cornbrook, Skelmersdale, WN8 9AG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr M Beale
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- West Lancashire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 445
- Pupils on roll
- 412
- URN
- 119323
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01695725062
About this school
Holland Moor Primary School is a community primary school in Skelmersdale. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 412 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Holland Moor Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 70 | 61 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 52% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 72% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 75% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 77% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Holland Moor Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 467 |
| 2023/24 | 434 |
| 2024/25 | 430 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Holland Moor Primary School compares
Holland Moor Primary School ranked 88th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 5.8% | 39.9% | 412 | — |
| Moorside Community Primary Academy School | 59% | 5.8% | 54.2% | 256 | 0.2 miles |
| Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School | 65% | 6.8% | 57% | 189 | 0.5 miles |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School | 7% | 12.5% | 57.4% | 145 | 0.5 miles |
| Hillside Community Primary School | 52% | 7.1% | 62% | 151 | 0.5 miles |
| St Thomas the Martyr Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School | 76% | 5.1% | 30.6% | 211 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report26 March 2025
- 11 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.89%
- English as an additional language
- 14%
- Overall absence
- 5.82%
- Persistent absence
- 15.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Moorside Community Primary Academy School0.2 miles
Primary · Skelmersdale
-
Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Skelmersdale
-
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Skelmersdale
-
Hillside Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Skelmersdale
-
St Thomas the Martyr Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Skelmersdale
Other schools in Skelmersdale
Holland Moor Primary School ranks 6th of the 18 ranked primary schools in Skelmersdale.
- Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School Primary
- Brookfield Park Primary School Primary
- Cobbs Brow School Primary
- Crawford Village Primary School Primary
- Crow Orchard Primary School Primary
- Delph Side Community Primary School Primary
- Hillside Community Primary School Primary
- Little Digmoor Primary School Primary
- Moorside Community Primary Academy School Primary
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School Primary
- St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Holland Moor Primary School teach?
- Holland Moor Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Skelmersdale.
- Who is the headteacher of Holland Moor Primary School?
- The headteacher of Holland Moor Primary School is Mr M Beale, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Holland Moor Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Holland Moor Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Holland Moor Primary School?
- Holland Moor Primary School has 412 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Holland Moor Primary School full?
- Holland Moor Primary School has capacity for 445 pupils and 412 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Holland Moor Primary School a faith school?
- No. Holland Moor Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Holland Moor Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Holland Moor Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Holland Moor Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Holland Moor Primary School compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Holland Moor Primary School ranked 88th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Holland Moor Primary School's absence rate?
- Holland Moor Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Holland Moor Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Holland Moor Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.