St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale in Skelmersdale

St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale is a primary school located in Skelmersdale. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 25/04/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Flamstead, Skelmersdale

School Information

Address:	Flamstead, Skelmersdale, WN8 6PF
Website:	www.st-johnsrc.com
Telephone:	01695721323
School Type:	Voluntary aided school
Education phase:	Primary
Local authority:	Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal:	Mrs Angela Aspinwall-Livesey
Religious character:	Roman Catholic
Admissions policy:	Not applicable
Unique reference:	119586

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 25/04/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	2 - 11
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:	210
Number of Pupils:	187
Number of Boys:	105
Number of Girls:	82

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	4.9%	4%
Persistent absence:	12.2%	8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading

Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -4 to 0.6

Writing

Average: 2 Confidence interval -0.2 to 4.1

Maths

Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -1.8 to 2.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	64%
England Average:	65%

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

School:	18%
England Average:	11%

Average score in reading

School:	105
England Average:	104

Average score in maths

School:	108
England Average:	105

Nearby Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale Flamstead , Birch Green WN8 6PF	3out of 4	0 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodlands Community Primary School Heathgate , Birch Green WN8 6QH	3out of 4	562 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hillside Community Primary School Egerton , Tanhouse WN8 6DE	4out of 4	718 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Delph Side Community Primary School Eskdale , Tanhouse WN8 6ED	3out of 4	813 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School Blakehall , WN8 9AZ	3out of 4	1,295 yd	Voluntary aided 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	2,216 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College Glenburn Road , WN8 6JW	3out of 4	2,298 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	2,520 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Elm Tree Community Primary School Elmers Wood Road , Tanhouse WN8 6SA	4out of 4	594 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	1,055 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hope High School Carfield , Clay Brow WN8 9DP	3out of 4	2,231 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsbury Primary Special School School Lane , Chapel House WN8 8EH	4out of 4	2,741 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
West Lancashire Community High School School Lane , Chapel House WN8 8EH	3out of 4	2,883 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

St John's Catholic Primary School, SkelmersdaleFlamstead, Skelmersdale