Burscough Bridge Methodist School

Voluntary controlled school·Primary school Ormskirk, Lancashire·L40 0SG
Composite score
58.5
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#4,395
National rank
#574
In North West
#129
In Lancashire
Top 30%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
90%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
5 first choices, 6 places
First choices per place
0.83
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
26
any preference, for 6 places
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.05
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0020221.0020231.0020240.7820250.832026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Burscough Bridge Methodist School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
5–11
Pupils on roll
45
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Methodist

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
22.2%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
0.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
22.2%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
8.9%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.5%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
14.3%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
12.5
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£10,215
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Burscough Bridge Methodist School

Burscough Bridge Methodist School is a primary school in Ormskirk, Lancashire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Methodist religious character. Around 45 pupils aged 5 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 90% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 30% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Burscough Bridge Methodist School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 5 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.5%. There are about 12.5 pupils per teacher. Burscough Bridge Methodist School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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