St Edmund's Catholic Primary School in Skelmersdale

St Edmund's Catholic 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 04/06/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is average, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.4%, which is 1.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Windrows, Skelmersdale

School Information

Address:	Windrows, Skelmersdale, WN8 8NP
Website:	http://www.stedmundswestlancs.co.uk
Telephone:	01695724798
School Type:	Voluntary aided school
Education phase:	Primary
Local authority:	Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal:	Mrs Annette Birmingham
Religious character:	Roman Catholic
Admissions policy:	Not applicable
Unique reference:	119592

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 04/06/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	3 - 11
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:	147
Number of Pupils:	90
Number of Boys:	45
Number of Girls:	45

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	5.4%	4%
Persistent absence:	17.8%	8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading

Well Below Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -3.6 to 2.7

Writing

Well Below Average: -5.4 Confidence interval -8.2 to -2.5

Maths

Well Below Average: -3.8 Confidence interval -6.5 to -1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	53%
England Average:	65%

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

School:	0%
England Average:	11%

Average score in reading

School:	103
England Average:	104

Average score in maths

School:	100
England Average:	105

Nearby Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Windrows , New Church Farm WN8 8NP	3out of 4	0 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crow Orchard Primary School School Lane , WN8 8QG	3out of 4	433 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Church of England/Methodist School Kiln Lane , WN8 8PW	3out of 4	536 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cobbs Brow School Manfield , Ashurst WN8 6SU	4out of 4	1,157 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brookfield Park Primary School School Lane , Chapel House WN8 8EH	3out of 4	1,190 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lathom High School : A Technology College Glenburn Road , WN8 6JN	2out of 4	1,279 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College Glenburn Road , WN8 6JW	3out of 4	1,451 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Maharishi Free School Cobbs Brow Lane , Lathom L40 6JJ	3out of 4	2,359 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kingsbury Primary Special School School Lane , Chapel House WN8 8EH	4out of 4	1,117 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
West Lancashire Community High School School Lane , Chapel House WN8 8EH	3out of 4	1,301 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	1,953 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Elm Tree Community Primary School Elmers Wood Road , Tanhouse WN8 6SA	4out of 4	2,227 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hope High School Carfield , Clay Brow WN8 9DP	3out of 4	3,166 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

St Edmund's Catholic Primary SchoolWindrows, Skelmersdale