Compare Banks Methodist School and Banks St Stephen's CofE School and Barden Primary School
Comparison of primary schools: Banks Methodist School (Primary) in Southport; Banks St Stephen's CofE School (Primary) in Southport; Barden Primary School (Primary) in Burnley — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares Banks Methodist School, Banks St Stephen's CofE School and Barden Primary School. They are primary phase and voluntary controlled school and community school type located around Southport, Merseyside and Burnley, Lancashire. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 2 (Banks Methodist School), published Sep 2016. The most recent inspection on record is for Barden Primary School (Jul 2024). average roll around ≈ 250, combined total ≈ 750, typical FSM 30–35%, range 15–20%–45–50%; all under Lancashire local authority.
| Attribute |
Banks Methodist School
PR9 8EY
|
Banks St Stephen's CofE School
PR9 8BL
|
Barden Primary School
BB10 1JD
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Primary • Voluntary controlled school | Primary • Voluntary controlled school | Primary • Community school |
| Location |
Southport Merseyside PR9 8EY |
Southport Merseyside PR9 8BL |
Burnley Lancashire BB10 1JD |
| Latest Ofsted | 2 12 Sep 2016 | 2 17 Oct 2021 | 2 18 Jul 2024 |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 50 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 200 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 450 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 45–50% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 15–20% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 30–35% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | — | 200 | 430 |
| Capacity utilisation | — | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | Over capacity 🔒 View exact % |
| Age range | — | — | — |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Trust / Local authority | Lancashire (888) | Lancashire (888) | Lancashire (888) |
| Website | www.banks.lancsngfl.ac.uk | www.bank-st-stephens.lancs.sch.uk | www.barden.lancs.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01704227323 | 01704225332 | 01282226777 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile |
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Voluntary controlled school
- Location
- Southport
Merseyside
PR9 8EY - Ofsted
- 2 12 Sep 2016
- Pupils
- ≈ 50 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 45–50% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Lancashire (888)
- Website
- www.banks.lancsngfl.ac.uk
- Telephone
- 01704227323
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Voluntary controlled school
- Location
- Southport
Merseyside
PR9 8BL - Ofsted
- 2 17 Oct 2021
- Pupils
- ≈ 200 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 15–20% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Lancashire (888)
- Website
- www.bank-st-stephens.lancs.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01704225332
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Community school
- Location
- Burnley
Lancashire
BB10 1JD - Ofsted
- 2 18 Jul 2024
- Pupils
- ≈ 450 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 30–35% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Lancashire (888)
- Website
- www.barden.lancs.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01282226777
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