Voluntary controlled school · Lancashire

Aughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

4–11Ages
203Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
119370URN

Long Lane, Aughton, Ormskirk, L39 5AS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.1per place

1.5 above Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

122 applications for 30 places · 21st of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

87%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 30 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

4.1applications per place, Reception

1.5 above Lancashire median (2.6) 1.9 above England median (2.2)

122 applications · 30 places offered · 58 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 4.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 3.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 3.6; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 3.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 3.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 4.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 3.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 4.3; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 4.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 4.0; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 4.1; Lancashire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 13 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	30	122	4.1	58	1.93
Sep 2025	30	110	3.7	44	1.47
Sep 2024	30	92	3.1	40	1.33
Sep 2023	30	100	3.3	42	1.40
Sep 2022	22	79	3.6	21	0.95
Sep 2021	30	112	3.7	42	1.40
Sep 2020	30	118	3.9	44	1.47
Sep 2019	29	118	4.1	35	1.21
Sep 2018	30	113	3.8	42	1.40
Sep 2017	30	130	4.3	41	1.37
Sep 2016	30	134	4.5	45	1.50
Sep 2015	30	121	4.0	47	1.57
Sep 2014	30	124	4.1	46	1.53

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 90% · Maths 97% → all three 87% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard87%19th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard53%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth33%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard97%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard60%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 111 (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	87%	27%	109	111
2023/24	93%	32%	111	110
2022/23	80%	20%	107	107

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

Aughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

4.1applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Aughton St Michael's Church of England Primary School
1.0 km · Lancashire

Good2024

3.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Aughton Town Green Primary School
1.4 km · Lancashire

Good2024

2.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Ormskirk Asmall Primary School
1.8 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

4.1applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Ormskirk Church of England Primary School
2.3 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Ormskirk West End School
2.3 km · Lancashire

Some aspects not as strong2024

3.1applications per place 18%met the SATs standard
Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School
3.9 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Downholland-Haskayne Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
4.3 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119370 · 888/3026
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 203 on roll
Free school meals: 3.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Long Lane, Aughton, Ormskirk, L39 5AS
Local authority: Lancashire · West Lancashire

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