Banks Methodist School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Southport (Lancashire).
KS2 RWM expected
43%
▼ 19pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
43%
▼ 32pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
43%
▼ 31pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
57%
▼ 15pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
92.6%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
10.7
▼ 10.0 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
48.1%
▲ 23pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
-
not recorded
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Banks Methodist School is a primary school located in Southport, Lancashire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. The Headteacher is Stephen Draper.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- MyMaths
- Purple Mash
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- School Games MarkSport
Key facts
- URN
- 119405
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Methodist
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Constituency
- Southport
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body
No governance records are published for this school in the DfE data we hold.
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