Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School
Birkrig, Digmoor, Skelmersdale, WN8 9BN
This school is closed (it closed in October 2023).
It was replaced by Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anne-Marie Warrington
- Diocese
- Diocese of Liverpool
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- West Lancashire
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 223
- URN
- 119616
- Local authority
- Lancashire
About this school
Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Skelmersdale. It taught children aged 2 to 11 and had 223 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 19 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - |
| Writing progress | -2.40 | - |
| Maths progress | -2.50 | - |
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 Bishop Martin 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 | 68% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
How Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 8.2% | 56.6% | 223 | — |
| Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School | 65% | 6.8% | 57% | 189 | 0.0 miles |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School | 7% | 12.5% | 57.4% | 145 | 0.2 miles |
| Moorside Community Primary Academy School | 59% | 5.8% | 54.2% | 256 | 0.3 miles |
| Little Digmoor Primary School | 32% | 10.5% | 67.2% | 138 | 0.5 miles |
| Holland Moor Primary School | 74% | 5.8% | 39.9% | 412 | 0.5 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 56.6%
- English as an additional language
- 27.8%
- Overall absence
- 8.2%
- Persistent absence
- 30.7%
Location
Nearby schools
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Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Skelmersdale
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St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Skelmersdale
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Moorside Community Primary Academy School0.3 miles
Primary · Skelmersdale
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Little Digmoor Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Skelmersdale
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Holland Moor Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Skelmersdale
Other 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
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School teach?
- Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School taught children aged 2 to 11. It was a primary school in Skelmersdale.
- Has Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School?
- Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School had 223 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- How have Bishop Martin 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 68% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bishop Martin 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 31 October 2023.