Schools in Skelmersdale

About schools in Skelmersdale

Skelmersdale lists 28 schools, most of them primary schools. Its three secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another six schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. 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

57%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 20 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

35.2

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

Primary schools19

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

• Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  65%

  expected standard
• Brookfield Park Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  76%

  expected standard
• Cobbs Brow School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  74%

  expected standard
• Crawford Village Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  92%

  expected standard
• Crow Orchard Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  92%

  expected standard
• Delph Side Community Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• Hillside Community Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  52%

  expected standard
• Holland Moor Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  74%

  expected standard
• Little Digmoor Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  32%

  expected standard
• Moorside Community Primary Academy School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  59%

  expected standard
• St Edmund's Catholic Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  38%

  expected standard
• St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 2 to 11

  7%

  expected standard
• St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 2 to 11

  78%

  expected standard
• St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 2 to 11

  72%

  expected standard
• St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  54%

  expected standard
• St Thomas the Martyr Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 2 to 11

  76%

  expected standard
• Trinity Church of England/Methodist School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 2 to 11

  55%

  expected standard
• Upholland Roby Mill CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

• Woodland Community Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  69%

  expected standard

Secondary schools3

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

• Lathom High School : A Technology College

  Foundation school · Ages 11 to 16

  41.5

  Attainment 8
• Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 11 to 16 · Due to close

  38.1

  Attainment 8
• Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16 · Due to open

Special schools and alternative provision6

• Elm Tree Community Primary School

  Community special school · Ages 4 to 11

• Hope High School

  Community special school · Ages 11 to 16

• Kingsbury Primary Special School

  Community special school · Ages 2 to 11

• Learn 4 Life School

  Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 16

• Moss View School

  Other independent special school · Ages 5 to 11

• West Lancashire Community High School

  Community special school · Ages 11 to 19

Common questions about schools in Skelmersdale

How many schools does Skelmersdale have?

OfferDay lists 28 schools in Skelmersdale, including 19 primary schools and six special and alternative provision schools.

Who inspects schools in Skelmersdale?

Every school in Skelmersdale 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.

How are schools in Skelmersdale ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Skelmersdale 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.