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Education in West Lancashire

District

The west of the North West. 123,564 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 347 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for West Lancashire, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

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West Lancashire had 72 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

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72
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West Lancashire had 72 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: West Lancashire among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. West Lancashire is 72.

Schools

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Published as points, so there is no single figure for West Lancashire. The map shows each one.

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Schools in West Lancashire

West Lancashire has 72 open schools: 1 nursery, 55 primary, 7 secondary, 1 all-through, 5 special, 2 independent and 1 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Outstanding
4
Good
18
Requires improvement
1
Inadequate
1

24 of the 68 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between September 2019 and July 2024.

9 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

12 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in West Lancashire

4 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Aughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (April 2024), Newburgh Church of England Primary School (May 2024), Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold (May 2024), Parbold Douglas Church of England Academy (November 2023).

Nursery (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Moorgate Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school3 to 532Good (overall), May 2023

Primary (55)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter5 to 11138Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met63% met KS2 standard
Aughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11203Outstanding (overall), April 202487% met KS2 standard
Aughton St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11204Good (overall), January 202471% met KS2 standard
Aughton Town Green Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 11314Good (overall), June 202465% met KS2 standard
Banks Methodist SchoolVoluntary controlled school2 to 1152Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met43% met KS2 standard
Banks St Stephen's CofE SchoolVoluntary controlled school2 to 11199Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met55% met KS2 standard
Bickerstaffe CofE Primary School and NurseryVoluntary controlled school3 to 1190Good (overall), February 202443% met KS2 standard
Bishop Martin Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11189No outcome in Ofsted's file65% met KS2 standard
Brookfield Park Primary SchoolCommunity school2 to 11153Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met, special measures76% met KS2 standard
Burscough Bridge Methodist SchoolVoluntary controlled school5 to 1141Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met90% met KS2 standard
Burscough Bridge St John's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11135School remains Good, February 202345% met KS2 standard
Burscough Lordsgate Township Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school5 to 11190School remains Good, March 202463% met KS2 standard
Burscough Village Primary SchoolCommunity school2 to 11223School remains Good, February 202483% met KS2 standard
Cobbs Brow SchoolCommunity school2 to 11308Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade74% met KS2 standard
Crawford Village Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 1179School remains Outstanding, December 202292% met KS2 standard
Crow Orchard Primary SchoolCommunity school2 to 11121School remains Good, February 202392% met KS2 standard
Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 1161Good (overall), March 2023
Delph Side Community Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11251Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade73% met KS2 standard
Downholland-Haskayne Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school2 to 1120Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade
Halsall St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11190Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade79% met KS2 standard
Hesketh-With-Becconsall All Saints CofE SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11178Inadequate (overall), March 2023, before the school changed, special measures35% met KS2 standard
Hillside Community Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11151Good (overall), July 202452% met KS2 standard
Holland Moor Primary SchoolCommunity school2 to 11412Standards maintained, March 2025Good (overall), February 202074% met KS2 standard
Holmeswood Methodist SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 1155Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met29% met KS2 standard
Little Digmoor Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11138Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade32% met KS2 standard
Moorside Community Primary Academy SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11256Standards maintained, March 2025Good (overall), March 202059% met KS2 standard
Newburgh Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11106Outstanding (overall), May 202492% met KS2 standard
Ormskirk Asmall Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11152School remains Good, November 202338% met KS2 standard
Ormskirk Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11411Standards maintained, October 202467% met KS2 standard
Ormskirk Lathom Park Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school2 to 1179Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met50% met KS2 standard
Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11363Standards maintained, March 2025Good (overall), December 201978% met KS2 standard
Ormskirk West End SchoolCommunity school5 to 11130Some aspects not as strong, November 202418% met KS2 standard
Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, ParboldVoluntary aided school4 to 11106Outstanding (overall), May 2024100% met KS2 standard
Parbold Douglas Church of England AcademyAcademy converter5 to 11191Outstanding (overall), November 202371% met KS2 standard
Richard Durning's Endowed Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1177Good (overall), July 202450% met KS2 standard
Rufford CofE SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11114School remains Good, March 202479% met KS2 standard
Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 1140School remains Good, January 202360% met KS2 standard
St Edmund's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 1182Good (overall), April 202438% met KS2 standard
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school2 to 11145Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade7% met KS2 standard
St James' Catholic Primary School, SkelmersdaleVoluntary aided school2 to 11229Good (overall), February 202378% met KS2 standard
St John's Catholic Primary School, BurscoughVoluntary aided school4 to 1194Good (overall), February 202358% met KS2 standard
St John's Catholic Primary School, SkelmersdaleVoluntary aided school2 to 11196School remains Good, July 202272% met KS2 standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, WrightingtonVoluntary aided school4 to 1167Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met65% met KS2 standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, ScarisbrickVoluntary aided school4 to 1156Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met53% met KS2 standard
St Richard's Catholic Primary School, SkelmersdaleVoluntary aided school3 to 11230Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade54% met KS2 standard
St Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11227School remains Good, June 2024Good (overall), September 201985% met KS2 standard
St Thomas the Martyr Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school2 to 11211School remains Good, February 202376% met KS2 standard
Tarleton Community Primary SchoolFoundation school3 to 11242School remains Good, November 202369% met KS2 standard
Tarleton Holy Trinity CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11207School remains Good, July 202381% met KS2 standard
Tarleton Mere Brow Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 1169Good (overall), June 202467% met KS2 standard
Trinity Church of England/Methodist SchoolVoluntary controlled school2 to 11256Standards maintained, November 202455% met KS2 standard
Upholland Roby Mill CofE Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 1130Good (overall), November 2023
Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 11105Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade50% met KS2 standard
Woodland Community Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11335Requires improvement (overall), May 202469% met KS2 standard
Wrightington Mossy Lea Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1124Improved significantly, January 2025

Secondary (7)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Burscough Priory AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 16729Good (overall), November 2022Attainment 8: 42.6
Lathom High School : A Technology CollegeFoundation school11 to 16806Good (overall), June 2022Attainment 8: 41.6
Ormskirk SchoolAcademy sponsor led11 to 181,169Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 42.3
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school11 to 16786Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 39.5
St Bede's Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school11 to 16709Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 54.0
Tarleton AcademyAcademy converter11 to 16674School remains Good, July 2023Attainment 8: 42.5
Up Holland High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 16874School remains Good, May 2023Attainment 8: 50.0

All-through (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Maharishi Free SchoolFree schools4 to 16229Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade50% met KS2 standard

Special (5)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Elm Tree Community Primary SchoolCommunity special school4 to 11150School remains Outstanding, November 2023
Hope High SchoolCommunity special school11 to 16108Standards maintained, June 2025
Kingsbury Primary Special SchoolCommunity special school2 to 11132School remains Outstanding, June 2023
Pontville SchoolOther independent special school5 to 19121No outcome in Ofsted's file
West Lancashire Community High SchoolCommunity special school11 to 19176School remains Good, March 2024

Independent (2)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Scarisbrick Hall SchoolOther independent school0 to 181,039Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Turning Point AcademyOther independent school7 to 1672Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Pupil referral and alternative provision (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
The Acorns SchoolPupil referral unit11 to 1674School remains Good, September 2023

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.