St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley
Ridley Lane, Mawdesley, Nr Ormskirk, L40 3PP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katie Laithwaite
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Constituency
- South Ribble
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 35
- URN
- 119678
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01704822216
About this school
St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Nr Ormskirk. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 35 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 11 | 7 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 71% | 45% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 27% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 71% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 71% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 71% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley 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 | 71% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 45% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51 |
| 2023/24 | 44 |
| 2024/25 | 40 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley compares
St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley ranked 369th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% 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 | 45% | 4.9% | 5% | 35 | — |
| Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School | 100% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 70 | 1.0 miles |
| Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School | 50% | 3.9% | 2.6% | 77 | 1.2 miles |
| Eccleston St Mary's Church of England Primary School | 60% | 4.1% | 18.7% | 148 | 1.6 miles |
| Eccleston Primary School | 88% | 3.7% | 9.1% | 204 | 1.6 miles |
| Heskin Pemberton's Church of England VA Primary School | 69% | 4.6% | 5.8% | 103 | 1.7 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
-
Graded inspection report21 May 2026
- 16 November 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 5%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.92%
- Persistent absence
- 9.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Ormskirk
-
Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Ormskirk
-
Eccleston St Mary's Church of England Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
Eccleston Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
Heskin Pemberton's Church of England VA Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Chorley
Common questions
- What year groups does St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley teach?
- St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Nr Ormskirk.
- Who is the headteacher of St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley?
- The headteacher of St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley is Mrs Katie Laithwaite, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley, 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 St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley?
- St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley has 35 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley full?
- St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley has capacity for 105 pupils and 35 on roll (33%), 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 St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley a faith school?
- Yes. St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
- Does St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley'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 45% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley rank locally?
- St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley ranked 369th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% 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 St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley's absence rate?
- St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley'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 15 July 2026.