Pinfold Primary School
Pinfold Lane, Scarisbrick, Ormskirk, L40 8HR
This school is closed (it closed in April 2024).
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Gagigo
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- West Lancashire
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village
- Capacity
- 51
- Pupils on roll
- 1
- URN
- 119209
- Local authority
- Lancashire
About this school
Pinfold Primary School was a community primary school in Ormskirk. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 1 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Pinfold Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 4 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - |
| Expected standard in reading | - |
| Expected standard in maths | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - |
Trends over time
How Pinfold Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 16 |
| 2023/24 | 1 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pinfold Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 10.3% | 0% | 1 | — |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Scarisbrick | 53% | 6.6% | 17.7% | 56 | 1.1 miles |
| Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School | 60% | 4.9% | 29.4% | 40 | 1.4 miles |
| Halsall St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School | 79% | 4.7% | 6.8% | 190 | 1.6 miles |
| Ormskirk Asmall Primary School | 38% | 3.9% | 20.8% | 152 | 2.0 miles |
| Ormskirk West End School | 18% | 7.7% | 43.4% | 130 | 2.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 10.3%
- Persistent absence
- 28.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Scarisbrick1.1 miles
Primary · Ormskirk
-
Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Ormskirk
-
Halsall St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Ormskirk
-
Ormskirk Asmall Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Ormskirk
-
Ormskirk West End School2.0 miles
Primary · Ormskirk
Other schools in Ormskirk
- Aughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Aughton St Michael's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Aughton Town Green Primary School Primary
- Bickerstaffe CofE Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Burscough Bridge Methodist School Primary
- Burscough Bridge St John's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Burscough Lordsgate Township Church of England Primary School Primary
- Burscough Village Primary School Primary
- Downholland-Haskayne Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School Primary
- Halsall St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Holmeswood Methodist School Primary
- Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Pinfold Primary School teach?
- Pinfold Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Ormskirk.
- Has Pinfold Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Pinfold Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Pinfold Primary School?
- Pinfold Primary School had 1 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- What are Pinfold Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pinfold Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 9 July 2024.