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Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School

West Lancashire, L39 3LQPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2025
KS2 Results
75%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
45 1st-choice / 49 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#2861 of 13,686 nationally

About Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School

Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School has been rated Good overall in its most recent Ofsted inspection, a significant improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating. The inspection, which took place in March 2025, found that behaviour and attitudes are Outstanding, while quality of education, personal development, early years provision, and leadership and management are all Good. On the key academic metric for primary schools, 75% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined in the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments. This places the school 7th out of 48 primary schools in West Lancashire, comfortably within the top 25% nationally. For context, the local authority average for this combined measure is 60%, so St Anne's pupils are performing well above the typical Lancashire primary school. The school's average scaled scores in reading (107) and maths (106) also sit above the national benchmark of 100.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressAughton Street, Ormskirk, West Lancashire, L39 3LQ
HeadteacherDanielle Dewhurst
Local AuthorityLancashire
Number of Pupils370
Free School Meals (FSM)8.4%
School Capacity370 / 420 (88% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

19 Mar 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (19 Mar 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 27 Jan 2020. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
Outdoor PlaygroundForest SchoolSensory RoomLibraryPlaying FieldsChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

12

Sports

RoundersFootballGymnasticsDanceCross CountryCricketSwimming

Clubs & Activities

ChoirDramaFilm ClubCodingChess

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingLearning DifficultyOther

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

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Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic 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.