Academy converter · Lancashire

Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School

2–11Ages
189Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
149982URN

Birkrig, Digmoor, Skelmersdale, WN8 9BN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Not yet inspected

As the previous school: Good2012

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

43 applications for 18 places · 224th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Not yet inspected under its current URN (since Nov 2023)

Before: Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School URN 119616 Good2012

For Ofsted a new URN is a new school: earlier results are the previous school's, shown as such. New schools are usually first inspected in their third year.

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

2.4applications per place, Reception

close to Lancashire median (2.6) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

43 applications · 18 places offered · 15 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2022 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2021 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2020 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2019 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2018 1.7; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 1.7; Lancashire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2016 1.4; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2015 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Lancashire median median 2.4; as the previous school

This school
Lancashire median

Dashed bars: as Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School (URN 119616), the previous school.

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	18	43	2.4	15	0.83
Sep 2025	19	34	1.8	19	1.00
Sep 2024	22	47	2.1	22	1.00
Sep 2023 *	27	59	2.2	25	0.93
Sep 2022 *	20	41	2.1	19	0.95
Sep 2021 *	38	71	1.9	35	0.92
Sep 2020 *	24	55	2.3	24	1.00
Sep 2019 *	32	51	1.6	27	0.84
Sep 2018 *	28	48	1.7	24	0.86
Sep 2017 *	24	41	1.7	19	0.79
Sep 2016 *	27	39	1.4	24	0.89
Sep 2015 *	21	38	1.8	21	1.00
Sep 2014 *	23	38	1.7	23	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 65% · Maths 81% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%193rd of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard8%

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	65%	0%	104	104
2023/24	57%	0%	103	102
2022/23	68%	0%	106	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

Bishop Martin Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Not yet inspected

2.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
0.4 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 7%met the SATs standard
Moorside Community Primary Academy School
0.6 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

3.1applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Little Digmoor Primary School
0.7 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.6applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Holland Moor Primary School
0.8 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Hillside Community Primary School
0.9 km · Lancashire

Good2024

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

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
1.6 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

3.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Crawford Village Primary School
1.8 km · Lancashire

Remains Outstanding2022

2.8applications per place 92%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 149982 · 888/3677
Trust: Liverpool Diocesan Schools Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 315 pupils · 189 on roll
Free school meals: 53.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2023
Replaced: Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School (URN 119616)
Address: Birkrig, Digmoor, Skelmersdale, WN8 9BN
Local authority: Lancashire · West Lancashire

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