Ormskirk Asmall Primary School

About Ormskirk Asmall Primary School

Ormskirk Asmall Primary School is a popular choice among local families, with 64 applications for just 19 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, giving it an oversubscription ratio of 3.37. All 19 first-preference applicants were offered a place, which suggests that for those who live close enough, it is a realistic first choice. The school is a state primary for mixed genders aged 4 to 11, with a current roll of 144 pupils against a capacity of 150. Just over a fifth of pupils (20.8%) are eligible for free school meals, which is slightly above the national average for primary schools. The headteacher is Sarah Evans, and the school has no religious character. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in November 2023, confirmed that the school remains Good, a rating it has held since its previous graded inspection in December 2018.

Academically, the school's Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 year show that 57% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. This is a little below the Lancashire local authority average of 60% for primary schools. In individual subjects, 67% reached the expected standard in reading, 62% in maths and 71% in writing. At the higher standard, 29% achieved it in maths, 24% in reading and 10% in writing. Average scaled scores were 104 in reading and 103 in maths. In the local authority rankings for West Lancashire, the school sits at 31st out of 48 primary schools, placing it in the bottom half of the area. Nationally, it ranks in the 64th percentile among all primary schools. The nearest school with an Outstanding Ofsted rating is Aughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, 1.8 km away.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a library, music rooms, art studios, an ICT suite, playing fields, a gymnasium and a forest school. Sports provision covers football, cricket, swimming, netball, athletics, cross country and gymnastics, and there are clubs such as book club, coding, eco club and chess. For families with children who have additional needs, the school lists SEND provisions for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, speech, language and communication needs, social, emotional and mental health needs, hearing and visual impairments, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. This breadth of support, combined with the school's manageable size and strong local demand, makes it a good fit for families who want a community primary with a clear academic focus and a wide range of enrichment opportunities, particularly those living within the catchment area.

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