Delph Side Community Primary School
Eskdale, Tanhouse, Skelmersdale, WN8 6ED
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elizabeth Ormerod
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- West Lancashire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 251
- URN
- 119304
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01695721881
About this school
Delph Side Community Primary School is a community primary school in Skelmersdale. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 251 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Delph Side Community Primary 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 33 | 31 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 74% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 13% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 84% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 77% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 74% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.40 | - | - |
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 Delph Side Community 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 | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 258 |
| 2023/24 | 245 |
| 2024/25 | 227 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Delph Side Community Primary School compares
Delph Side Community Primary School ranked 102nd of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 5.8% | 54.6% | 251 | — |
| Hillside Community Primary School | 52% | 7.1% | 62% | 151 | 0.4 miles |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale | 72% | 7.9% | 48.8% | 196 | 0.5 miles |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School | 7% | 12.5% | 57.4% | 145 | 0.5 miles |
| Little Digmoor Primary School | 32% | 10.5% | 67.2% | 138 | 0.5 miles |
| Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School | 65% | 6.8% | 57% | 189 | 0.7 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 54.59%
- English as an additional language
- 13.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.84%
- Persistent absence
- 14.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hillside Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Skelmersdale
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St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale0.5 miles
Primary · Skelmersdale
-
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Skelmersdale
-
Little Digmoor Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Skelmersdale
-
Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Skelmersdale
Other schools in Skelmersdale
Delph Side Community Primary School ranks 8th of the 18 ranked primary schools in Skelmersdale.
- Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School Primary
- Brookfield Park Primary School Primary
- Cobbs Brow School Primary
- Crawford Village Primary School Primary
- Crow Orchard Primary School Primary
- Hillside Community Primary School Primary
- Holland Moor Primary School Primary
- Little Digmoor Primary School Primary
- Moorside Community Primary Academy School Primary
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School Primary
- St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Delph Side Community Primary School teach?
- Delph Side Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Skelmersdale.
- Who is the headteacher of Delph Side Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Delph Side Community Primary School is Mrs Elizabeth Ormerod, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Delph Side Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Delph Side Community Primary 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 Delph Side Community Primary School?
- Delph Side Community Primary School has 251 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Delph Side Community Primary School full?
- Delph Side Community Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 251 on roll (120%), so it is at or above 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 Delph Side Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Delph Side Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Delph Side Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Delph Side Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Delph Side Community Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Delph Side Community Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Delph Side Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Delph Side Community Primary School compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Delph Side Community Primary School ranked 102nd of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Delph Side Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Delph Side Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Delph Side Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Delph Side Community 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 30 June 2026.