Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School
16 School Lane, Westhead, Ormskirk, L40 6HL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Miss Helen Clark
- Diocese
- Diocese of Liverpool
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- West Lancashire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 105
- URN
- 119377
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01695574078
About this school
Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Ormskirk. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 105 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England 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. 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 14 | 16 | 6 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 63% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 0% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 88% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 69% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 88% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 109.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - | - |
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 Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England 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 | 50% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 98 |
| 2023/24 | 93 |
| 2024/25 | 98 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School compares
Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School ranked 336th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 5.7% | 6% | 105 | — |
| Ormskirk Church of England Primary School | 67% | 5.7% | 18.2% | 411 | 1.4 miles |
| Ormskirk Lathom Park Church of England Primary School | 50% | 4.4% | 15.7% | 79 | 1.6 miles |
| Brookfield Park Primary School | 76% | 8.2% | 42% | 153 | 1.8 miles |
| St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale | 54% | 6.1% | 24.1% | 230 | 1.8 miles |
| Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School | 78% | 5.3% | 8.4% | 363 | 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.02%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 5.73%
- Persistent absence
- 6.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ormskirk Church of England Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Ormskirk
-
Ormskirk Lathom Park Church of England Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Ormskirk
-
Brookfield Park Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Skelmersdale
-
St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale1.8 miles
Primary · Skelmersdale
-
Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Ormskirk
Other schools in Ormskirk
Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School ranks 15th 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 Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School teach?
- Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Ormskirk.
- Who is the headteacher of Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School is Miss Helen Clark, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England 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 Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School?
- Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School has 105 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School full?
- Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 105 on roll (100%), 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 Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Liverpool.
- Does Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School ranked 336th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England 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.