Aughton St Michael's Church of England Primary School

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.

Academically, the school performs solidly above the local authority average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the Lancashire average of 60%. Reading was a particular strength, with 92% meeting the expected standard and 52% achieving the higher standard. Maths followed at 80% expected and 32% higher, while writing saw 84% expected and 24% higher. The average scaled scores were 109 in reading and 107 in maths. Nationally, the school ranks in the top 25% of all primary schools on the combined expected standard metric, and within West Lancashire it sits 15th out of 48 schools — comfortably in the top third of the local area. Its ranking score of 72 places it behind strong local peers like Crawford Village Primary School (score 100) and New Longton All Saints CofE Primary (97), but ahead of many others.

The school offers a broad set of facilities including a library, music rooms, art studios, a gymnasium, an outdoor playground, a dining hall and a chapel. Sports provision covers dance, cricket, tennis, netball, football, swimming and athletics, while extracurricular clubs include science, book, drama, choir and eco club. SEND support is comprehensive, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, hearing and visual impairments, autistic spectrum disorder and other difficulties. The school is not a boarding school and has no sixth form or nursery provision. Given its strong academic outcomes, Church of England ethos and high local demand, it is well suited to families in the Aughton area who prioritise a good-value, community-focused primary with a track record of above-average results and a supportive SEND framework.

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