Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale

2–11Ages
196Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
119586URN

Flamstead, Birch Green, Skelmersdale, WN8 6PF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodApr 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.4per place

0.8 above Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

51 applications for 15 places · 50th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodApr 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2022

Inspection history

7 July 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
24 April 2012
Graded inspection: 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

3.4applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Lancashire median (2.6) 1.2 above England median (2.2)

51 applications · 15 places offered · 13 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 3.6; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.8; 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	15	51	3.4	13	0.87
Sep 2025	18	49	2.7	18	1.00
Sep 2024	23	51	2.2	23	1.00
Sep 2023	16	39	2.4	16	1.00
Sep 2022	20	57	2.9	19	0.95
Sep 2021	13	45	3.5	13	1.00
Sep 2020	15	54	3.6	15	1.00
Sep 2019	26	67	2.6	26	1.00
Sep 2018	30	86	2.9	30	1.00
Sep 2017	23	53	2.3	22	0.96
Sep 2016	28	64	2.3	27	0.96
Sep 2015	26	56	2.2	26	1.00
Sep 2014	30	83	2.8	37	1.23

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 88% · Maths 80% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%115th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard32%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	72%	4%	106	106
2023/24	48%	12%	102	103
2022/23	57%	4%	101	102

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

St John's Catholic Primary School, SkelmersdaleThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

3.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Woodland Community Primary School
0.5 km · Lancashire

Requires improvement2024

1.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Hillside Community Primary School
0.7 km · Lancashire

Good2024

1.8applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Delph Side Community Primary School
0.7 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 7%met the SATs standard
Cobbs Brow School
1.4 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Holland Moor Primary School
1.5 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

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

Good2023

2.8applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Lancashire

Good2024

2.7applications per place 38%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119586 · 888/3610
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 196 on roll
Free school meals: 48.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Flamstead, Birch Green, Skelmersdale, WN8 6PF
Local authority: Lancashire · West Lancashire

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