Schools in Ormskirk

About schools in Ormskirk

Most of the 31 schools listed in Ormskirk are primary schools. Its three secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. One all-through school teaches every age from the early years to school-leaving age on a single site.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

66%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 22 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

46.6

average Attainment 8 score, across the 5 schools with published results

Nursery schools1

• Moorgate Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 3 to 5

Primary schools22

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Aughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  87%

  expected standard
• Aughton St Michael's Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  71%

  expected standard
• Aughton Town Green Primary School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 11

  65%

  expected standard
• Bickerstaffe CofE Primary School and Nursery

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

  43%

  expected standard
• Burscough Bridge Methodist School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5 to 11

  90%

  expected standard
• Burscough Bridge St John's Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  45%

  expected standard
• Burscough Lordsgate Township Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 5 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• Burscough Village Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  83%

  expected standard
• Downholland-Haskayne Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 2 to 11

• Halsall St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  79%

  expected standard
• Holmeswood Methodist School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

  29%

  expected standard
• Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 5 to 11

  100%

  expected standard
• Ormskirk Asmall Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  38%

  expected standard
• Ormskirk Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Ormskirk Lathom Park Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 2 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  78%

  expected standard
• Ormskirk West End School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 11

  18%

  expected standard
• Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Rufford CofE School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  79%

  expected standard
• Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

  60%

  expected standard
• St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Scarisbrick

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  53%

  expected standard
• Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

  50%

  expected standard

Secondary schools3

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Burscough Priory Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  48.8

  Attainment 8
• Ormskirk School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 18

  42.4

  Attainment 8
• St Bede's Catholic High School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 11 to 16

  55.0

  Attainment 8

All-through schools1

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Maharishi Free School

  Free schools · Ages 4 to 16

  54.1

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision3

• Pontville School

  Other independent special school · Ages 5 to 19

• Rainbow Hub School

  Other independent special school · Ages 4 to 16

• The Acorns School

  Pupil referral unit · Ages 11 to 16

Other establishments1

• Edge Hill University

  Higher education institutions

Common questions about schools in Ormskirk

How many schools are in Ormskirk?

OfferDay lists 31 schools in Ormskirk, including 22 primary schools and three secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Ormskirk?

Every school in Ormskirk is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Ormskirk?

OfferDay ranks schools in Ormskirk where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.