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Aughton St Michael's Church of England Primary School

West Lancashire, L39 5DGPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jan 2024
KS2 Results
72%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.8×
Not oversubscribed
21 1st-choice / 27 places
Ranking
#3,494
of 13,686 nationally

About Aughton St Michael's Church of England Primary School

Aughton St Michael's Church of England Primary School is a state primary for mixed-gender pupils aged 4 to 11, currently home to 197 children against a capacity of 210. That leaves a handful of spare places, but the school is clearly in demand: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 96 applications for 27 total places, an oversubscription ratio of 3. 56. Of those, 21 were first-preference offers, meaning every first-choice applicant secured a spot. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals stands at 8. 1%, notably lower than the national average for primary schools, which typically sits around 23-24%. This suggests a relatively affluent local catchment, consistent with the school's Church of England character and its location in the West Lancashire borough. The headteacher is Christopher Clare, and the school's most recent Ofsted inspection, conducted in January 2024, rated it Good overall, with every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — all judged Good.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressDelph Park Avenue, Ormskirk, West Lancashire, L39 5DG
HeadteacherChristopher Clare
Local AuthorityLancashire
Number of Pupils197
Free School Meals (FSM)8.1%
School Capacity197 / 210 (94% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

30 Jan 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 10 Mar 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:40 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:45-08:50

After-school care

15:15-18:00

Source: aughtonstmichaels.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Aughton St Michael's Church of England Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.