Schools

West Lancashire schools and Ofsted

Every state school and nursery in West Lancashire, 66 in all, with its latest Ofsted inspection. 78% were judged good or better at their last inspection. 9 have the new-style report cards, which grade each area of the school rather than giving one word.

66state schools and nurseries

78%good or betterat their last inspection

9new report cardssince November 2025

6inspections publishedin the last six months

Darker means a bigger share of schools judged good or better. Tap an area for its page.

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Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary AcademyWN6 9DT	Primary	Appley Bridge	Report card Sept 2026: Strong standard in 2, expected standard in 3, needs attention in 2
Aughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolL39 5AS	Primary	Town Green	Outstanding (2024)
Aughton St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolL39 5DG	Primary	Town Green	Good (2024)
Aughton Town Green Primary SchoolL39 6SF	Primary	Town Green	Good (2024)
Banks Methodist SchoolPR9 8EY	Primary	Banks	Report card Mar 2026: Needs attention in every area
Banks St Stephen's CofE SchoolPR9 8BL	Primary	Banks	Report card Mar 2026: Expected standard in 5, needs attention in 2
Bickerstaffe CofE Primary School and NurseryL39 0EH	Primary	Bickerstaffe	Good (2024)
Bishop Martin Church of England Primary SchoolWN8 9BN	Primary	Skelmersdale	Not inspected since it opened in 2023
Brookfield Park Primary SchoolWN8 8EH	Primary	Skelmersdale	Report card Jul 2026: Expected standard in 2, needs attention in 2, urgent improvement in 3
Burscough Bridge Methodist SchoolL40 0SG	Primary	Burscough	Report card Jun 2026: Strong standard in 2, expected standard in 5
Burscough Bridge St John's Church of England Primary SchoolL40 4AE	Primary	Burscough	School remains Good (2023)
Burscough Lordsgate Township Church of England Primary SchoolL40 7RS	Primary	Burscough	School remains Good (2024)
Burscough Priory AcademyL40 7RZ	Secondary	Burscough	Good (2023)
Burscough Village Primary SchoolL40 4LB	Primary	Burscough	School remains Good (2024)
Cobbs Brow SchoolWN8 6SU	Primary	Skelmersdale	Outstanding in 3, good in 1 (2025)
Crow Orchard Primary SchoolWN8 8QG	Primary	Skelmersdale	School remains Good (2023)
Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolWN8 7RP	Primary	Dalton	Good (2023)
Delph Side Community Primary SchoolWN8 6ED	Primary	Skelmersdale	Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2024)
Downholland-Haskayne Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary SchoolL39 7HX	Primary	Haskayne	Good in 2, requires improvement in 2 (2025)
Elm Tree Community Primary SchoolWN8 6SA	Special	Skelmersdale	School remains Outstanding (2023)
Halsall St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary SchoolL39 8RR	Primary	Halsall	Good in every area (2025)
Hesketh-With-Becconsall All Saints CofE SchoolPR4 6RD	Primary	Hesketh Bank	Inadequate (2023)
Hillside Community Primary SchoolWN8 6DE	Primary	Skelmersdale	Good (2024)
Holland Moor Primary SchoolWN8 9AG	Primary	Skelmersdale	Standards maintained (2025)
Holmeswood Methodist SchoolL40 1UD	Primary	Mere Brow	Report card Jun 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 4, needs attention in 2
Hope High SchoolWN8 9DP	Special	Upholland	Standards maintained (2025)
Kingsbury Primary Special SchoolWN8 8EH	Special	Skelmersdale	School remains Outstanding (2023)
Lathom High School : A Technology CollegeWN8 6JN	Secondary	Skelmersdale	Good (2022)
Little Digmoor Primary SchoolWN8 9NF	Primary	Skelmersdale	Good in 2, requires improvement in 2 (2024)
Maharishi Free SchoolL40 6JJ	Secondary	Dalton	Good in every area (2025)
Moorgate Nursery SchoolL39 4RY	Nursery	Ormskirk	Good (2023)
Moorside Community Primary Academy SchoolWN8 9EA	Primary	Upholland	Standards maintained (2025)
Newburgh Church of England Primary SchoolWN8 7XB	Primary	Newburgh	Outstanding (2024)
Ormskirk Asmall Primary SchoolL39 3PJ	Primary	Ormskirk	School remains Good (2024)
Ormskirk Church of England Primary SchoolL39 2DP	Primary	Ormskirk	Standards maintained (2024)
Ormskirk Lathom Park Church of England Primary SchoolL40 5UG	Primary	Lathom	Report card Jun 2026: Expected standard in 3, needs attention in 4
Ormskirk SchoolL39 2AT	Secondary	Ormskirk	Good in every area (2025)
Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolL39 3LQ	Primary	Ormskirk	Standards maintained (2025)
Ormskirk West End SchoolL39 1PA	Primary	Ormskirk	Some aspects not as strong (2024)
Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, ParboldWN8 7HD	Primary	Parbold	Outstanding (2024)
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High SchoolWN8 6JW	Secondary	Skelmersdale	Requires improvement in every area (2025)
Parbold Douglas Church of England AcademyWN8 7HS	Primary	Parbold	Outstanding (2023)
Richard Durning's Endowed Primary SchoolL40 3SL	Primary	Parbold	Good (2024)
Rufford CofE SchoolL40 1SN	Primary	Rufford	School remains Good (2024)
Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary SchoolL40 9RE	Primary	Scarisbrick	School remains Good (2023)
St Bede's Catholic High SchoolL39 4TA	Secondary	Ormskirk	Good in every area (2025)
St Edmund's Catholic Primary SchoolWN8 8NP	Primary	Skelmersdale	Good (2024)
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary SchoolWN8 9AZ	Primary	Skelmersdale	Good in every area (2024)
St James' Catholic Primary School, SkelmersdaleWN8 6TN	Primary	Dalton	Good (2023)
St John's Catholic Primary School, BurscoughL40 7RA	Primary	Burscough	Good (2023)
St John's Catholic Primary School, SkelmersdaleWN8 6PF	Primary	Skelmersdale	School remains Good (2022)
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, WrightingtonWN6 9RE	Primary	Appley Bridge	Report card Jun 2026: Expected standard in 3, needs attention in 4
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, ScarisbrickL40 9QE	Primary	Scarisbrick	Report card Apr 2026: Expected standard in 4, needs attention in 3
St Richard's Catholic Primary School, SkelmersdaleWN8 8LQ	Primary	Skelmersdale	Good in every area (2024)
St Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolWN8 0PY	Primary	Upholland	School remains Good (2024)
St Thomas the Martyr Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary SchoolWN8 0HX	Primary	Upholland	School remains Good (2023)
Tarleton AcademyPR4 6AQ	Secondary	Tarleton	School remains Good (2023)
Tarleton Community Primary SchoolPR4 6AT	Primary	Becconsall	School remains Good (2023)
Tarleton Holy Trinity CofE Primary SchoolPR4 6UP	Primary	Tarleton	School remains Good (2023)
Tarleton Mere Brow Church of England Primary SchoolPR4 6JX	Primary	Mere Brow	Good (2024)
The Acorns SchoolL39 4QX	Alternative provision	Ormskirk	School remains Good (2023)
Trinity Church of England/Methodist SchoolWN8 8PW	Primary	Skelmersdale	Standards maintained (2024)
Upholland Roby Mill CofE Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolWN8 0QR	Primary	Upholland	Good (2024)
West Lancashire Community High SchoolWN8 8EH	Special	Skelmersdale	School remains Good (2024)
Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary SchoolL40 6HL	Primary	Ormskirk	Outstanding in every area (2025)
Woodland Community Primary SchoolWN8 6QH	Primary	Skelmersdale	Requires improvement (2024)

How the new report cards work

Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school (achievement, teaching, behaviour, personal development, inclusion, leadership) on a five-point scale: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement. Safeguarding is met or not met. Across the 9 West Lancashire report cards so far, the grades given were: expected standard 29 times, needs attention 26 times, strong standard 5 times, urgent improvement 3 times.

Schools inspected before then have a single grade (outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate), or from September 2024 a grade for each area without an overall one. Short “ungraded” visits check a school is still at its last grade.

Where the figures come from

Ofsted publishes the latest inspection of every state-funded school each month, under the Open Government Licence. We keep those at L, WN, PR and WA postcodes and show here the ones in West Lancashire. Independent schools and childminders aren’t included. Each school links to its full report on the Ofsted website.

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Questions people ask

How many schools in West Lancashire are rated good or better?

78% of the 66 state schools and nurseries in West Lancashire were judged good or better at their last Ofsted inspection.

What are Ofsted report cards?

Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, instead of giving one overall word.

How many schools are there in West Lancashire?

There are 66 state-funded schools and nurseries in West Lancashire: 53 primary, 7 secondary, 4 special, 1 alternative provision, 1 nursery.