Ormskirk School is a secondary school located in Ormskirk. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's quality of education and outcomes for pupils are requires improvement, overall effectiveness and management effectiveness are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 22/05/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.8%, which is 2.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Wigan Road, Ormskirk

School Information

Address: Wigan Road, Ormskirk, L39 2AT
Website: http://www.ormskirk.lancs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01695583040
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lesley Gwinnett
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 132834

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/05/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1590
Number of Pupils: 1416
Number of Boys: 711
Number of Girls: 705

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 17% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.37 Confidence interval -0.53 to -0.21
Of the 244 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 243 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:37%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:41%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:45
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.92
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Moorgate Nursery School
Moorgate , L39 4RY 		4out of 4 1,502 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ormskirk Church of England Primary School
Greetby Hill , L39 2DP 		3out of 4 833 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School
16 School Lane , Westhead L40 6HL 		4out of 4 1,715 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Aughton Street , Townend L39 3LQ 		2out of 4 1,831 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Ormskirk West End School
Grimshaw Lane , L39 1PA 		3out of 4 2,084 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Ormskirk Asmall Primary School
Tennyson Drive , L39 3PJ 		3out of 4 2,329 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ormskirk School
Wigan Road , L39 2AT 		1out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Ormskirk Academy
Wigan Road , L39 2AT 		- not rated 18 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Bede's Catholic High School
St Anne's Road , L39 4TA 		3out of 4 2,074 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wood Edge Independent School
69 Ruff Lane , Ormskirk L39 4UL 		- not rated 600 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Acorns School
43 Ruff Lane , L39 4QX 		3out of 4 728 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Edge Hill University
St Helen's Road , L39 4QP 		- not rated 940 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Pontville School
Black Moss Lane , L39 4TW 		- not rated 2,145 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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