Upholland Roby Mill CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Skelmersdale, Lancashire
Upholland Roby Mill CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school in Skelmersdale, Lancashire for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 November 2023.
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Key facts
- Address
- School Lane, Roby Mill, Up Holland, Skelmersdale, WN8 0QR
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 30 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to this welcoming and happy school.”
- “They said that they feel well supported and safe.”
- “Caring staff build strong and positive relationships with pupils, including children in early years.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, the school does not provide enough opportunities for some pupils to revisit essential knowledge and skills.”
- “On occasion, this prevents some pupils from having sufficiently secure foundations on which to build new learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 January 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 5 first-preference applications, 5 offers in total, 5 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.
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- St Thomas the Martyr Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good
- Holland Moor Primary School 1.4 mi Standards maintained
- Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary School 1.6 mi Good
- Hillside Community Primary School 1.6 mi Good
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale 1.6 mi School remains Good
- Woodland Community Primary School 1.6 mi Requires improvement
- Moorside Community Primary Academy School 1.6 mi Standards maintained