Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Primary schoolDalton St Michael's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in West Lancashire, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 61 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), March 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 8 March 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationEnd of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St James' Catholic Primary School, SkelmersdalePrimary. Good (overall), February 2023. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)700 m
- Maharishi Free SchoolAll-through. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Woodland Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), May 2024. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Cobbs Brow SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
- St John's Catholic Primary School, SkelmersdalePrimary. School remains Good, July 2022. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.8 km
- Elm Tree Community Primary SchoolSpecial. School remains Outstanding, November 20231.9 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in West Lancashire
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).