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Schools in West Lancashire

  • 69State-funded schools
  • 55Primary
  • 8Secondary

Admissions are run by Lancashire for the whole county.

Applications per placeCircle size: applications
Applications per place · secondary
2.4
close to Lancashire median (2.5)
Median school in West Lancashire
New Ofsted report cards
9of 69 schools
Results by area
First choice · secondary · Lancashire-wide
87%
Lancashire admissions

What has Ofsted found here?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report cards 9 schools of 69 · since November 2025

  • Inclusion
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Early years
  • Leadership and governance

One dot per school.

Overall grade from Ofsted's previous framework 47 schools · graded 2012 to 2024

  • Outstanding7
  • Good38
  • Requires improvement1
  • Inadequate1

Includes grades confirmed by a later ungraded inspection. Not comparable with report cards.

Graded 2024/25, no overall grade 12 schools

Key judgementOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of education273–
Behaviour and attitudes291–
Personal development291–
Leadership and management273–

Not yet inspected (new or reorganised schools): 1.

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Secondary schools in West Lancashire

8 schools · Year 7 entry 2026

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Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sorted by Attainment 8, highest first.

Sorted by the date of the latest Ofsted inspection, newest first.

Sorted by name.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeAttainment 8FSM
St Bede's Catholic High School Faith Graded · no overall grade2024 3.3 applications per place 54.0 7%
Burscough Priory Academy Good2022 2.7 applications per place 42.6 16%
Up Holland High School Remains Good2023 2.5 applications per place 50.0 24%
Lathom High School : A Technology College Good2022 2.4 applications per place 41.6 45%
Ormskirk School Graded · no overall grade2025 2.3 applications per place 42.3 22%
Tarleton Academy Remains Good2023 2.2 applications per place 42.5 20%
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 1.9 applications per place 39.5 43%
Maharishi Free School Graded · no overall grade2025 no data 35.5 20%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Primary schools in West Lancashire

55 schools · Reception entry 2026

Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeSATs standardFSM
Banks Methodist School Faith 2026 12.0small intake applications per place 43% 49%
Wrightington Mossy Lea Primary School Improved significantly2025 5.5small intake applications per place – 21%
Upholland Roby Mill CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School Faith Good2023 4.6small intake applications per place – 17%
Burscough Bridge Methodist School Faith 2026 4.3small intake applications per place 90% 39%
Ormskirk Asmall Primary School Remains Good2023 4.1 applications per place 38% 17%
Aughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Faith Outstanding2024 4.1 applications per place 87% 3%
Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 4.0small intake applications per place 60% 10%
Newburgh Church of England Primary School Faith Outstanding2024 3.7small intake applications per place 92% 0%
Crow Orchard Primary School Remains Good2023 3.6 applications per place 92% 31%
Aughton St Michael's Church of England Primary School Faith Good2024 3.5 applications per place 71% 8%
St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale Faith Remains Good2022 3.4 applications per place 72% 48%
Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School Faith Good2024 3.2small intake applications per place 50% 3%
Tarleton Mere Brow Church of England Primary School Faith Good2024 3.1small intake applications per place 67% 12%
Moorside Community Primary Academy School Standards maintained2025 3.1 applications per place 59% 51%
Ormskirk West End School Some aspects not as strong2024 3.1small intake applications per place 18% 54%
Tarleton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 3.1 applications per place 81% 6%
Delph Side Community Primary School Graded · no overall grade2024 2.9 applications per place 73% 44%
St John's Catholic Primary School, Burscough Faith Good2023 2.9small intake applications per place 58% 25%
Tarleton Community Primary School Remains Good2023 2.9 applications per place 69% 9%
Crawford Village Primary School Remains Outstanding2022 2.8small intake applications per place 92% 4%
Burscough Bridge St John's Church of England Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 2.8 applications per place 45% 14%
St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale Faith Good2023 2.8 applications per place 78% 17%
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Faith Good2024 2.7small intake applications per place 38% 58%
Little Digmoor Primary School Graded · no overall grade2024 2.6small intake applications per place 32% 59%
Burscough Village Primary School Remains Good2024 2.6 applications per place 83% 8%
Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 2.6 applications per place 50% 7%
Trinity Church of England/Methodist School Faith Standards maintained2024 2.6 applications per place 55% 34%
St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale Faith Graded · no overall grade2024 2.5 applications per place 54% 27%
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Faith Remains Good2024 2.5 applications per place 85% 8%
Burscough Lordsgate Township Church of England Primary School Faith Remains Good2024 2.4 applications per place 63% 13%
Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School Faith Not yet inspected 2.4 applications per place 65% 53%
Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary School Faith Good2023 2.4small intake applications per place – 25%
Bickerstaffe CofE Primary School and Nursery Faith Good2024 2.3 applications per place 43% 30%
Brookfield Park Primary School Special measures 2026 2.3 applications per place 76% 39%
Parbold Douglas Church of England Academy Faith Outstanding2023 2.3 applications per place 71% 2%
Holmeswood Methodist School Faith 2026 2.1small intake applications per place 29% 4%
Aughton Town Green Primary School Good2024 2.1 applications per place 65% 12%
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2024 2.1 applications per place 7% 46%
Ormskirk Lathom Park Church of England Primary School Faith 2026 2.1small intake applications per place 50% 10%
Hesketh-With-Becconsall All Saints CofE School Faith Special measures Inadequate2023 2.1 applications per place 35% 13%
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wrightington Faith 2026 2.1 applications per place 65% 5%
Cobbs Brow School Graded · no overall grade2025 2.0 applications per place 74% 26%
Holland Moor Primary School Standards maintained2025 1.9 applications per place 74% 40%
Rufford CofE School Faith Remains Good2024 1.9 applications per place 79% 4%
Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School Faith Standards maintained2025 1.9 applications per place 78% 9%
Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold Faith Outstanding2024 1.9 applications per place 100% 6%
Halsall St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 1.8 applications per place 79% 4%
Hillside Community Primary School Good2024 1.8small intake applications per place 52% 60%
Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy Faith 2026 1.8 applications per place 63% 9%
Ormskirk Church of England Primary School Faith Standards maintained2024 1.7 applications per place 67% 16%
St Thomas the Martyr Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 1.7 applications per place 76% 27%
Banks St Stephen's CofE School Faith 2026 1.7small intake applications per place 55% 18%
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Scarisbrick Faith 2026 1.7small intake applications per place 53% 20%
Downholland-Haskayne Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 1.5small intake applications per place – 28%
Woodland Community Primary School Requires improvement2024 1.4 applications per place 69% 49%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

Special schools and other provision

6 schools