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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 21 February 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 5 February 2019Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry78 applications · 30 places offered · 26 named it first
- 2026 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2025 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2024 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2023 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2022 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.5
- 2021 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2020 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2019 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2018 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2017 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.5
- 2016 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2015 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.5
- 2014 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.4
- 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 | 30 | 78 | 2.6 | 26 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2025 | 29 | 89 | 3.1 | 31 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2024 | 25 | 55 | 2.2 | 25 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 24 | 59 | 2.5 | 23 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2022 | 23 | 61 | 2.7 | 23 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 24 | 59 | 2.5 | 24 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 30 | 75 | 2.5 | 33 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2019 | 31 | 76 | 2.5 | 34 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2018 | 30 | 84 | 2.8 | 32 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2017 | 30 | 85 | 2.8 | 34 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2016 | 30 | 83 | 2.8 | 39 | 1.30 |
| Sep 2015 | 30 | 75 | 2.5 | 33 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2014 | 30 | 66 | 2.2 | 31 | 1.03 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 90% · Writing 83% · Maths 86% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Lancashire median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 83% | 10% | 107 | 106 |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 12% | 104 | 105 |
| 2022/23 | 65% | 12% | 105 | 104 |
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
- Burscough Village Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20242.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
- 0.1 km · LancashireRemains Good20232.8applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
- 0.4 km · Lancashire20264.3applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · LancashireRemains Good20242.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · LancashireGood20232.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
- 2.4 km · Lancashire20262.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 3.7 km · LancashireRemains Good20241.9applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
- 3.9 km · LancashireOutstanding20243.7applications per place 92%met the SATs standard
- 4.3 km · LancashireStandards maintained20241.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 119328 · 888/2695
- Capacity
- 236 pupils · 223 on roll
- Free school meals
- 7.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Address
- Colburne Close, Burscough, Ormskirk, L40 4LB
- Local authority
- Lancashire · West Lancashire
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources