Community school · Lancashire

Little Digmoor Primary School

3–11Ages
138Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119297URN

Abbeystead, Skelmersdale, WN8 9NF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

34 applications for 13 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

32%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 1 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

Inspection history

1 October 2024
Graded inspection, no overall grade
5 December 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.6applications per place, Reception

close to Lancashire median (2.6) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

34 applications · 13 places offered · 13 named it first

2026 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 3.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 3.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 4.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 3.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 6.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 3.4; Lancashire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Lancashire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	13	34	2.6	13	1.00
Sep 2025	9	34	3.8	9	1.00
Sep 2024	11	39	3.6	11	1.00
Sep 2023	10	33	3.3	10	1.00
Sep 2022	10	29	2.9	10	1.00
Sep 2021	8	35	4.4	7	0.88
Sep 2020	9	34	3.8	8	0.89
Sep 2019	4	27	6.8	4	1.00
Sep 2018	9	24	2.7	7	0.78
Sep 2017	4	11	2.8	2	0.50
Sep 2016	4	13	3.3	2	0.50
Sep 2015	10	16	1.6	9	0.90
Sep 2014	5	17	3.4	4	0.80

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 32% · Maths 64% → all three 32% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard32%414th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard32%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	32%	5%	103	103
2023/24	13%	0%	104	99
2022/23	35%	0%	103	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Little Digmoor Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.6applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 7%met the SATs standard
Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School
0.7 km · Lancashire

Not yet inspected

2.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Delph Side Community Primary School
0.9 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Hillside Community Primary School
1.2 km · Lancashire

Good2024

1.8applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Moorside Community Primary Academy School
1.3 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

3.1applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Holland Moor Primary School
1.5 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
1.6 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

3.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
1.8 km · Lancashire

Good2024

2.7applications per place 38%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119297 · 888/2525
Capacity: 200 pupils · 138 on roll
Free school meals: 59.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Abbeystead, Skelmersdale, WN8 9NF
Local authority: Lancashire · West Lancashire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources