Delph Side Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Skelmersdale, Lancashire
Delph Side Community Primary School is a primary school in Skelmersdale, Lancashire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 October 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Eskdale, Tanhouse, Skelmersdale, WN8 6ED
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 251 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 43.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 1 October 2024
Strengths
- “Delph Side is a calm and happy place where pupils feel safe.”
- “They know how these values guide and support them to make kind and respectful choices.”
- “Pupils behave consistently well.”
To improve
- “However, across the school, not all pupils develop their spoken language as well as they could.”
- “Some pupils struggle to talk about what they know and have difficulty using the vocabulary they have been taught to explain their thinking clearly and confidently.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 73% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 33 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 26 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- Hillside Community Primary School 0.4 mi Good
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale 0.5 mi School remains Good
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged
- Little Digmoor Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged
- Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Woodland Community Primary School 0.7 mi Requires improvement
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi Good
- Moorside Community Primary Academy School 0.9 mi Standards maintained