St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Scarisbrick

School overview

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Scarisbrick is a primary school serving Ormskirk, Lancashire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 68 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. Ofsted rated the school 'Requires improvement' in February 2026. 53% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 39.0 percentage points year on 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 lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 100 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Scarisbrick their first choice was offered one of its 6 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 6.6%. There are about 14.0 pupils per teacher. If you are considering St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Scarisbrick, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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.