Leyland Methodist Infant School
Canberra Road, Leyland, PR25 3ET
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Methodist
- Trust
- EPWORTH EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Karen Chadwick
- Sponsor
- Epworth Education Trust
- Constituency
- South Ribble
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 156
- URN
- 150578
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01772423694
About this school
Leyland Methodist Infant School is a Methodist primary academy in Leyland. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 156 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Leyland Methodist Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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
How Leyland Methodist Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.4% | 15.3% | 156 | — |
| Leyland Methodist Junior School | 46% | 4.2% | 15.7% | 252 | 0.0 miles |
| St Catherine's RC Primary School | 74% | 3.8% | 16.8% | 212 | 0.5 miles |
| Farington Primary School | 60% | 4.2% | 30.2% | 180 | 0.6 miles |
| Leyland St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School | 43% | 4.8% | 30.5% | 188 | 0.6 miles |
| Lancaster Lane Primary and Pre-School | 67% | 4% | 20.7% | 191 | 0.7 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.34%
- English as an additional language
- 5.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.35%
- Persistent absence
- 7.86%
Location
Nearby schools
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Leyland Methodist Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Leyland
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St Catherine's RC Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Leyland
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Farington Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Leyland
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Leyland St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Leyland
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Lancaster Lane Primary and Pre-School0.7 miles
Primary · Leyland
Other schools in Leyland
- Bretherton Endowed Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Farington Moss St. Paul's C.E. Primary School Primary
- Farington Primary School Primary
- Lancaster Lane Primary and Pre-School Primary
- Lever House Primary School Primary
- Leyland Methodist Junior School Primary
- Leyland St James Church of England Primary School Primary
- Leyland St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School Primary
- Moss Side Primary School Primary
- Northbrook Primary Academy Primary
- Seven Stars Primary School Primary
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Leyland Methodist Infant School teach?
- Leyland Methodist Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Leyland.
- Who is the headteacher of Leyland Methodist Infant School?
- The headteacher of Leyland Methodist Infant School is Mrs Karen Chadwick, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Leyland Methodist Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Leyland Methodist Infant 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 Leyland Methodist Infant School?
- Leyland Methodist Infant School has 156 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Leyland Methodist Infant School full?
- Leyland Methodist Infant School has capacity for 210 pupils and 156 on roll (74%), 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 Leyland Methodist Infant School a faith school?
- Yes. Leyland Methodist Infant School is designated Methodist.
- Does Leyland Methodist Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Leyland Methodist Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Leyland Methodist Infant School part of an academy trust?
- Leyland Methodist Infant School is part of EPWORTH EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Leyland Methodist Infant School's absence rate?
- Leyland Methodist Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census.
- Does Leyland Methodist Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Leyland Methodist Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 10 July 2026.