Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School

Voluntary controlled school·Primary school Ormskirk, Lancashire·L40 9RE
Composite score
62.3
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#3,343
National rank
#420
In North West
#87
In Lancashire
Top 23%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
60%
% achieving higher RWM
20%
Reading average scaled score
113.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
2 first choices, 3 places
First choices per place
0.67
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
12
any preference, for 3 places
Applications from another council area
8%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.33
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0020220.8320230.6720241.0020250.672026

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

Every child who put Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary 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
3–11
Pupils on roll
54
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
29.4%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
9.3%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
20.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.9%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.9%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
20.5%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
27.0
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£8,451
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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School overview

Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School is a primary school serving Ormskirk, Lancashire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. It has 54 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 43.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 23% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 113 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 20% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 2 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 6.9%. There are about 27.0 pupils per teacher. Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary 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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