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Faith schools in Skelmersdale

All 8 faith schools in Skelmersdale.

8 schools in Skelmersdale

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  1. St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale

    Skelmersdale, WN8 6TN · State · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Skelmersdale faith schools average, low absence.

    38 first choices, 29 offers made

    Ready for secondary school78%

    Skelmersdale faith schools 53%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 13Skelmersdale faith schools about 17
    Pupils
    229
    View school St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
  2. St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale

    Skelmersdale, WN8 8LQ · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results close to the Skelmersdale faith schools average, low absence.

    32 first choices, 30 offers made

    Ready for secondary school54%

    Skelmersdale faith schools 53%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 12Skelmersdale faith schools about 17
    Pupils
    230
    View school St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
  3. Trinity Church of England/Methodist School

    Skelmersdale, WN8 8PW · State · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Methodist
    • Has a nursery

    Results close to the Skelmersdale faith schools average, low absence.

    30 first choices, 29 offers made

    Ready for secondary school55%

    Skelmersdale faith schools 53%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 10Skelmersdale faith schools about 17
    Pupils
    256
    View school Trinity Church of England/Methodist School
  4. St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale

    Skelmersdale, WN8 6PF · State · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Skelmersdale faith schools average, low absence.

    13 first choices, 15 offers made

    Ready for secondary school72%

    Skelmersdale faith schools 53%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 15Skelmersdale faith schools about 17
    Pupils
    196
    View school St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
  5. Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School

    Skelmersdale, WN8 9BN · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Skelmersdale faith schools average, low absence.

    15 first choices, 18 offers made

    Ready for secondary school65%

    Skelmersdale faith schools 53%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 13Skelmersdale faith schools about 17
    Pupils
    189
    View school Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School
  6. St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School

    Skelmersdale, WN8 9AZ · State · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Skelmersdale faith schools average, high absence.

    19 first choices, 19 offers made

    Ready for secondary school7%

    Skelmersdale faith schools 53%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 24Skelmersdale faith schools about 17
    Pupils
    145
    View school St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
  7. St Edmund's Catholic Primary School

    Skelmersdale, WN8 8NP · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Skelmersdale faith schools average, high absence.

    4 first choices, 6 offers made

    Ready for secondary school38%

    Skelmersdale faith schools 53%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 22Skelmersdale faith schools about 17
    Pupils
    82
    View school St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
  8. Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High School

    Skelmersdale, WN8 6JW · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

    • Ofsted:Requires improvement in 4 areas
    • Catholic

    Results close to the Skelmersdale faith schools average, high absence.

    72 first choices, 131 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 4

    Skelmersdale faith schools Grade 4England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 20Skelmersdale faith schools about 17
    Pupils
    786
    View school Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High School
The big picture

How Skelmersdale's faith schools spread out

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Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Skelmersdale 53%England 62%St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School: 7%St Edmund's Catholic Primary School: 38%St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale: 54%Trinity Church of England/Methodist School: 55%Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School: 65%St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale: 72%St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale: 78%0%25%50%75%100%
Faith schools in Skelmersdale

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Skelmersdale average 8.4%Trinity Church of England/Methodist School: 5.2%St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale: 6.1%St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale: 6.6%Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School: 6.8%St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale: 7.9%Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High School: 10.7%St Edmund's Catholic Primary School: 11.6%St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School: 12.5%0%4%8%12%16%
Faith schools in Skelmersdale

Ofsted grades in Skelmersdale

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 3 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 5
  • Good: 5 of 5
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 5
  • Inadequate: 0 of 5
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Skelmersdale

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    9 of the 8 faith schools in Skelmersdale have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

    Show Good or Outstanding
  3. List a school you're likely to get.

    Popular schools fill up from the families who live closest. Add your postcode to see which schools are nearest, and put one of them on your form.

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About these schools

Faith schools in Skelmersdale, explained

There are 8 faith schools in Skelmersdale, teaching 2,113 children. 6 are run by the council and 2 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

52.6% of pupils in Skelmersdale faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 7% to 78%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

38.2% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,942 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 27.6% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many faith schools are in Skelmersdale?
There are 8 faith schools in Skelmersdale, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Skelmersdale?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Skelmersdale on Eduscope are St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale, St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale and Trinity Church of England/Methodist School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are faith schools in Skelmersdale ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Skelmersdale faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Skelmersdale is 18:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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