Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School is a primary school located in Skelmersdale. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 23/11/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Birkrig, Skelmersdale, WN8 9BN
Website: www.bishopmartin.lancs.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01695724730
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Ian McDonald
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119616

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 23/11/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 238
Number of Boys: 122
Number of Girls: 116

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -2.4 to 2.2
Writing
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -2.4 to 1.8
Maths
Well Below Average: -4.3 Confidence interval -6.3 to -2.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:30%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:98
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School
Birkrig , Digmoor WN8 9BN 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
Blakehall , WN8 9AZ 		3out of 4 420 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Moorside Community Primary Academy School
Back Lane , Holland Moor WN8 9EA 		4out of 4 608 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Little Digmoor Primary School
Abbeystead , WN8 9NF 		3out of 4 797 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Holland Moor Primary School
Cornbrook , WN8 9AG 		4out of 4 887 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Up Holland High School
Sandbrook Road , Orrell WN5 7AL 		3out of 4 3,167 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hope High School
Carfield , Clay Brow WN8 9DP 		3out of 4 637 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Learn 4 Life School
Quarry Bank Community Centre, 364 Ormskirk Road , WN8 9AL 		- not rated 679 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Elm Tree Community Primary School
Elmers Wood Road , Tanhouse WN8 6SA 		4out of 4 1,605 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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