Bickerstaffe CofE Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · Ormskirk, Lancashire
Bickerstaffe CofE Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Ormskirk, Lancashire for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 February 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Hall Lane, Bickerstaffe, Ormskirk, L39 0EH
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 90 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 February 2024
Strengths
- “Bickerstaffe Voluntary Controlled Church of England School and Nursery is a warm and welcoming place.”
- “The school sets high expectations for pupils’ achievements.”
- “They are happy and feel safe and supported in school.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, however, the school has not clearly identified the important content that pupils should learn and in what order.”
- “This makes it difficult for teachers to design learning activities which build on what pupils already know.”
- “As a result, in these subjects, some pupils do not learn as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 April 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) | 43% | 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: 22 first-preference applications, 16 offers in total, 13 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale 1.9 mi Not judged
- Brookfield Park Primary School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School 2.2 mi Not judged
- Trinity Church of England/Methodist School 2.4 mi Standards maintained
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School 2.6 mi Good
- Aughton Town Green Primary School 2.6 mi Good
- Crow Orchard Primary School 2.6 mi School remains Good
- Little Digmoor Primary School 2.9 mi Not judged