St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale 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 outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 26/06/2013. 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 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Sandy Lane, Skelmersdale

School Information

Address: Sandy Lane, Skelmersdale, WN8 8LQ
Website: www.st-richards.lancs.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01695722346
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr M Holden
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119684

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 26/06/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 251
Number of Boys: 121
Number of Girls: 130

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -2.1 to 2.4
Writing
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.6 to 3.5
Maths
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -0.7 to 3.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:79%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
Sandy Lane , WN8 8LQ 		4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Brookfield Park Primary School
School Lane , Chapel House WN8 8EH 		3out of 4 560 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Trinity Church of England/Methodist School
Kiln Lane , WN8 8PW 		3out of 4 921 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Crow Orchard Primary School
School Lane , WN8 8QG 		3out of 4 1,350 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
Windrows , New Church Farm WN8 8NP 		3out of 4 1,393 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 1,867 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College
Glenburn Road , WN8 6JW 		3out of 4 2,022 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 3,134 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 4 504 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
West Lancashire Community High School
School Lane , Chapel House WN8 8EH 		3out of 4 694 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 3,159 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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