# St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale

St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale is a primary school in West Lancashire, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 196 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E119586. [West Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 196
- Council: West Lancashire
- URN: 119586

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, July 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 7 July 2022
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 72% of pupils at St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
4% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Woodland Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodland-community-primary-school-e134599): 510 m. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), May 2024. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Elm Tree Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elm-tree-community-primary-school-e135457): 540 m. Special. School remains Outstanding, November 2023
- [Hillside Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hillside-community-primary-school-e119298): 660 m. Primary. Good (overall), July 2024. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Delph Side Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/delph-side-community-primary-school-e119304): 740 m. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-francis-of-assisi-catholic-primary-school-e134598): 1.2 km. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 7% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Cobbs Brow School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cobbs-brow-school-e119329): 1.4 km. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/119586)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/119586)

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