Community school · Lancashire

Brookfield Park Primary School

2–11Ages
153Pupils
PrimaryPhase
134603URN

School Lane, Chapel House, Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Special measures

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.3 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

45 applications for 20 places · 256th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

76%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Special measures

Report card · inspected 6 May 2026Published 5 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention	Urgent improvement
Inclusion			Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching				Urgent improvement
Achievement				Urgent improvement
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance				Urgent improvement

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

6 May 2026
Report card · 2 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention, 3 Urgent improvement
13 September 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Lancashire median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

45 applications · 20 places offered · 17 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 4.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 1.7; 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	20	45	2.3	17	0.85
Sep 2025	15	33	2.2	15	1.00
Sep 2024	11	44	4.0	10	0.91
Sep 2023	19	50	2.6	13	0.68
Sep 2022	28	52	1.9	24	0.86
Sep 2021	20	49	2.5	17	0.85
Sep 2020	17	44	2.6	16	0.94
Sep 2019	18	45	2.5	18	1.00
Sep 2018	19	48	2.5	19	1.00
Sep 2017	29	55	1.9	26	0.90
Sep 2016	20	36	1.8	14	0.70
Sep 2015	29	55	1.9	24	0.83
Sep 2014	28	48	1.7	16	0.57

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 76% · Maths 86% → all three 76% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard76%74th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	76%	10%	105	104
2023/24	52%	4%	103	102
2022/23	55%	5%	106	101

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

Brookfield Park Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Special measures 2026

2.3applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
0.5 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Trinity Church of England/Methodist School
0.6 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2024

2.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Crow Orchard Primary School
0.9 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

3.6applications per place 92%met the SATs standard
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Lancashire

Good2024

2.7applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Cobbs Brow School
1.6 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Delph Side Community Primary School
2.3 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

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

Requires improvement2024

1.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
2.5 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.8applications per place 78%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 134603 · 888/3995
Capacity: 207 pupils · 153 on roll
Free school meals: 38.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2004
Address: School Lane, Chapel House, Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Local authority: Lancashire · West Lancashire

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