Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Ormskirk, Lancashire·L39 3LQ
Composite score
64.7
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#2,709
National rank
#336
In North West
#70
In Lancashire
Top 18%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
78%
% achieving higher RWM
12%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
98%
56 first choices, 60 places
First choices per place
0.93
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
116
any preference, for 60 places
Applications from another council area
3%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.02
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1 per place
1.0020220.9820230.9520240.9220250.932026

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

Lancashire does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Reception place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

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

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
370
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
8.4%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
7.8%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
8.1%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
0.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.5%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
14.0%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
23.3
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,468
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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Location

Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School at a glance

Located in Ormskirk, Lancashire, Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 370 pupils aged 4 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 3.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 18% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 12% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). 98% of the families who made Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. Overall pupil absence was 5.5%. There are about 23.3 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 8% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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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