Banks Methodist School
Chapel Lane, Southport, PR9 8EY
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Methodist
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 49%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 January 2026, published 1 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 43% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 5 | 5 | 20 | 5 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 8 | 7 | 19 | 8 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 5 | 5 | 19 | 5 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 10 | 13 | 27 | 10 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 10 | 10 | 29 | 10 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 8 | 7 | 22 | 7 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 11 | 10 | 20 | 10 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Banks St Stephen's CofE School 0.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St John's Church of England Primary School 2.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Tarleton Mere Brow Church of England Primary School 2.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Larkfield Primary School 3.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Marshside Primary School 3.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Churchtown Primary School 3.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.