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Lixwm Church in Wales Voluntary Aided School

Primary · ages 3-11Church in Wales56 pupilsNurseryFlintshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance92.2%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families3%
Pupils with additional learning needs18%
Pupils on roll56
NeighbourhoodAbove-average income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher17.0

Lixwm Church in Wales Voluntary Aided School is a Church in Wales school (voluntary aided) in Holywell for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 56 pupils. Teaching is in English.

Lixwm, Holywell, CH8 8NQ01352 780455All details

Inspection

Schools in Wales are inspected by Estyn, not Ofsted. Since September 2022 Estyn's reports describe what a school does well and what it needs to work on, without giving a grade.

Estyn's latest report, and any follow-up visits, are on Estyn's website. The only schools given a formal label are those in special measures or needing significant improvement.

Results

Wales stopped publishing results for individual primary schools in 2019, so there are none to show. Attendance, pupil numbers and staffing below come from the Welsh Government's My Local School.

Getting a place

There is no entrance test. The council hands out the places. Brothers and sisters of current pupils and other priority groups go first; after that, the closer you live, the better your chances. As a Church in Wales school it may put families of that faith first.

Teaching is in English.

You apply through Flintshire council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll56
Pupils from low-income families3%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support18%Additional learning needs; Wales –
LanguageEnglish mediumEnglish medium school / provision
NeighbourhoodAbove-average income areaIf Wales's neighbourhoods were split into ten groups from poorest to wealthiest, this one is in group 8 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)
How the mix of pupils has changed
Year202520242023202220212020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals2.8%0.9%1.6%1.5%1.6%0.8%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)18.4%14.9%18.2%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.2% of the time. Across primary schools in Wales it was 92.8%. Wales doesn't publish figures on pupils who miss a lot of school, or on exclusions, for individual schools.

Attendance92.2%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 94.4%94.4%20192023: 92.2%92.2%20232024: 92.7%92.7%20242025: 92.2%92.2%2025
Since 2019: -2.2%

Staff and budget

From the Welsh Government's My Local School, 2025/26.

Budget per pupil£7,1772025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2023 to 2026
2023: 5,9285,92820232024: 6,1446,14420242025: 7,0097,00920252026: 7,1777,1772026
Since 2023: +1,249

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £1,499 more than the Welsh average for primary schools. Small and rural schools tend to get more per pupil.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m2112 months to June 2026, mostly anti-social behaviour
Local crime rate42 per 1,000 people54% lower than the England average
Typical house price£210,000Flintshire
Nearest bus stop130 mCrown Inn, 5 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Nannerch Primary SchoolChurch in Wales1.1 miles44Estyn, no gradeCompare
Brynford C.P. SchoolCouncil2.2 miles85Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol Yr EsgobChurch in Wales2.4 miles63Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol Rhos HelygCouncil3.0 miles89Estyn, no gradeCompare
St Winefrides R.C. SchoolCouncil3.1 miles170Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol GwenffrwdCouncil3.1 miles116Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol Y FoelCouncil3.2 miles30Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol Maes-Y-FelinCouncil3.3 miles281Estyn, no gradeCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Lixwm Church in Wales Voluntary Aided School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Lixwm Church in Wales Voluntary Aided School yet.

How many pupils does Lixwm Church in Wales Voluntary Aided School have?

56 pupils aged 3 to 11.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Lixwm, Holywell, CH8 8NQ
Telephone
01352 780455
Type of school
Church in Wales school (voluntary aided) (Voluntary aided school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
Church in Wales
Local authority
Flintshire
Ward
Caerwys
Constituency
Clwyd East
Setting
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Opened
1 September 2020
URN
402454 · School number 6643334
Language
English medium school / provision

Recent changes

  • PhaseCode changed from “Primary” to “Other”
  • TypeCode changed from “Voluntary aided school” to “Welsh establishment”
  • Pupil numbers changed from “56” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “2.8” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “Church in Wales” to “–”

Where these figures come from