Academy sponsor led · Lancashire

Ormskirk School

11–18Ages
1,169Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
148254URN

Wigan Road, Ormskirk, L39 2AT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 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

2.3per place

0.2 below Lancashire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in LancashireSelective

574 applications for 248 places · 50th of 81 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

42.3of 90

Lancashire 43.8 England 46.0

50th of 81 in Lancashire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 7 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		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

2.3applications per place, Year 7

0.2 below Lancashire median (2.5) close to England median (2.2)

574 applications · 248 places offered · 211 named it first

2026 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2021 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2020 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2019 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2018 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2017 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2016 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2015 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school

This school
Lancashire median

Dashed bars: as Ormskirk School (URN 132834), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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	248	574	2.3	211	0.85
Sep 2025	207	489	2.4	161	0.78
Sep 2024	202	492	2.4	149	0.74
Sep 2023	236	506	2.1	182	0.77
Sep 2022 *	235	523	2.2	208	0.89
Sep 2021 *	246	594	2.4	219	0.89
Sep 2020 *	244	572	2.3	183	0.75
Sep 2019 *	248	697	2.8	274	1.10
Sep 2018 *	250	680	2.7	245	0.98
Sep 2017 *	247	616	2.5	234	0.95
Sep 2016 *	249	676	2.7	271	1.09
Sep 2015 *	243	562	2.3	250	1.03
Sep 2014 *	252	574	2.3	282	1.12

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

199 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)42.350th of 81 in Lancashire

Lancashire 43.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths39%48th of 81 in Lancashire

Lancashire 39% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths59%

Lancashire 64% England 66%

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.20

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	199	42.3	39%	59%	–
2024/25	212	42.4	40%	61%	–
2023/24	231	45.9	52%	73%	−0.20
2022/23	229	43.5	43%	66%	−0.43

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

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

Ormskirk SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 42.3Attainment 8
St Bede's Catholic High School
1.9 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.3applications per place 54.0Attainment 8
Burscough Priory Academy
4.1 km · Lancashire

Good2022

2.7applications per place 42.6Attainment 8
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High School
5.0 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 39.5Attainment 8
Lathom High School : A Technology College
5.0 km · Lancashire

Good2022

2.4applications per place 41.6Attainment 8
Maharishi Free School
5.6 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

35.5Attainment 8
Deyes High School
7.6 km · Sefton

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 44.1Attainment 8
Maricourt Catholic High School
8.1 km · Sefton

2026

2.3applications per place 44.6Attainment 8
Rainford High School
8.5 km · St. Helens

2026

2.4applications per place 50.2Attainment 8

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 148254 · 888/4028
Trust: Endeavour Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,590 pupils · 1,169 on roll
Free school meals: 22.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2022
Replaced: Ormskirk School (URN 132834)
Address: Wigan Road, Ormskirk, L39 2AT
Local authority: Lancashire · West Lancashire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources