Cobbs Brow School
Manfield, Ashurst, Skelmersdale, WN8 6SU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Ian Eaton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- West Lancashire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 320
- Pupils on roll
- 308
- URN
- 119329
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01695720632
About this school
Cobbs Brow School is a community primary school in Skelmersdale. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 308 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 44 | 40 | 43 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 82% | 73% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 8% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 98% | 88% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 83% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 98% | 88% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
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 Cobbs Brow 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 | 82% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 323 |
| 2023/24 | 318 |
| 2024/25 | 312 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cobbs Brow School compares
Cobbs Brow School ranked 93rd of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% 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 | 74% | 5.8% | 26.4% | 308 | — |
| Crow Orchard Primary School | 92% | 5.7% | 30.8% | 121 | 0.5 miles |
| St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale | 78% | 6.7% | 18% | 229 | 0.5 miles |
| St Edmund's Catholic Primary School | 38% | 11.6% | 66.7% | 82 | 0.7 miles |
| Woodland Community Primary School | 69% | 8.2% | 49.4% | 335 | 0.7 miles |
| Trinity Church of England/Methodist School | 55% | 5.2% | 43.8% | 256 | 0.8 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)
- 26.36%
- English as an additional language
- 4.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.82%
- Persistent absence
- 15.02%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Crow Orchard Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Skelmersdale
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St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale0.5 miles
Primary · Skelmersdale
-
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Skelmersdale
-
Woodland Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Skelmersdale
-
Trinity Church of England/Methodist School0.8 miles
Primary · Skelmersdale
Other schools in Skelmersdale
Cobbs Brow School ranks 7th of the 18 ranked primary schools in Skelmersdale.
- Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School Primary
- Brookfield Park Primary School Primary
- Crawford Village Primary School Primary
- Crow Orchard Primary School Primary
- Delph Side Community 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 year groups does Cobbs Brow School teach?
- Cobbs Brow School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Skelmersdale.
- Who is the headteacher of Cobbs Brow School?
- The headteacher of Cobbs Brow School is Mr Ian Eaton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cobbs Brow School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cobbs Brow 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 big is Cobbs Brow School?
- Cobbs Brow School has 308 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Cobbs Brow School full?
- Cobbs Brow School has capacity for 320 pupils and 308 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Cobbs Brow School a faith school?
- No. Cobbs Brow School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cobbs Brow School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Cobbs Brow School as having nursery classes.
- How have Cobbs Brow School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 82% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cobbs Brow School rank locally?
- Cobbs Brow School ranked 93rd of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% 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 Cobbs Brow School's absence rate?
- Cobbs Brow School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cobbs Brow School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cobbs Brow 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.