Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School
Southport Road, Scarisbrick, Ormskirk, L40 9RE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Marilyn Freeman
- 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
- 40
- URN
- 119410
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01704880636
About this school
Scarisbrick St Mark's 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 40 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 January 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 7 | 6 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 17% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 0% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 50% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 17% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 33% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 100.0 | 113.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 96.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +11.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.60 | - | - |
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 Scarisbrick St Mark's 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 | 57% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 17% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48 |
| 2023/24 | 53 |
| 2024/25 | 54 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School compares
Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School ranked 246th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 4.9% | 29.4% | 40 | — |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Scarisbrick | 53% | 6.6% | 17.7% | 56 | 0.9 miles |
| Kew Woods Primary School | 79% | 5% | 27.7% | 426 | 1.8 miles |
| Halsall St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School | 79% | 4.7% | 6.8% | 190 | 2.2 miles |
| Bishop David Sheppard Church of England Primary School | 42% | 6.6% | 47.3% | 194 | 2.6 miles |
| Norwood Primary School | 55% | 4.3% | 21.8% | 621 | 2.8 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)
- 29.41%
- English as an additional language
- 9.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.93%
- Persistent absence
- 10.64%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Scarisbrick0.9 miles
Primary · Ormskirk
-
Kew Woods Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Southport
-
Halsall St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Ormskirk
-
Bishop David Sheppard Church of England Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Southport
-
Norwood Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Southport
Other schools in Ormskirk
Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School ranks 12th 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 year groups does Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School teach?
- Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Ormskirk.
- Who is the headteacher of Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School is Mrs Marilyn Freeman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Scarisbrick St Mark's 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 big is Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School?
- Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School has 40 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School full?
- Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 40 on roll (38%), 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 Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Liverpool.
- Does Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Scarisbrick St Mark's 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 57% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School rank locally?
- Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School ranked 246th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Scarisbrick St Mark's 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.