Ormskirk West End School
Grimshaw Lane, Ormskirk, L39 1PA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Currie
- Constituency
- West Lancashire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 130
- URN
- 119282
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01695574375
About this school
Ormskirk West End School is a community primary school in Ormskirk. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 130 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ormskirk West End School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 November 2024, where inspectors found some aspects are not as strong as at the previous inspection. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 18 | 10 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 30% | 18% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 70% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 50% | 27% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 50% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 96.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Ormskirk West End 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 | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 72% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 30% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 18% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 91 |
| 2023/24 | 92 |
| 2024/25 | 113 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ormskirk West End School compares
Ormskirk West End School ranked 438th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 18% | 7.7% | 43.4% | 130 | — |
| Ormskirk Asmall Primary School | 38% | 3.9% | 20.8% | 152 | 0.4 miles |
| Ormskirk Church of England Primary School | 67% | 5.7% | 18.2% | 411 | 0.7 miles |
| Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School | 78% | 5.3% | 8.4% | 363 | 0.9 miles |
| Aughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 87% | 3% | 1.5% | 203 | 1.4 miles |
| Aughton St Michael's Church of England Primary School | 71% | 4.8% | 8.1% | 204 | 2.1 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.36%
- English as an additional language
- 7.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.66%
- Persistent absence
- 25.21%
Location
Nearby schools
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Ormskirk Asmall Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Ormskirk
-
Ormskirk Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Ormskirk
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Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Ormskirk
-
Aughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Ormskirk
-
Aughton St Michael's Church of England Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Ormskirk
Other schools in Ormskirk
Ormskirk West End School ranks 22nd of the 22 ranked primary 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 ages does Ormskirk West End School teach?
- Ormskirk West End School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Ormskirk.
- Who is the headteacher of Ormskirk West End School?
- The headteacher of Ormskirk West End School is Mrs Sarah Currie, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ormskirk West End School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ormskirk West End School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Ormskirk West End School?
- Ormskirk West End School has 130 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Ormskirk West End School full?
- Ormskirk West End School has capacity for 210 pupils and 130 on roll (62%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ormskirk West End School a faith school?
- No. Ormskirk West End School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ormskirk West End School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ormskirk West End School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Ormskirk West End School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 18% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ormskirk West End School compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Ormskirk West End School ranked 438th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ormskirk West End School's absence rate?
- Ormskirk West End School's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ormskirk West End School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ormskirk West End 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 30 June 2026.