St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Skelmersdale, Lancashire
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Skelmersdale, Lancashire for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 23 April 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- Windrows, New Church Farm, Skelmersdale, WN8 8NP
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 82 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 57.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 23 April 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are safe and happy in this nurturing and friendly school.”
- “They enjoy warm and respectful relationships with staff.”
- “The school is ambitious for its pupils.”
To improve
- “In the last two years, the proportion of pupils who met the expected standards in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of key stage 2 was significantly below the national average.”
- “Weaknesses in the previous curriculum and pupils’ poor attendance rates meant that these pupils were not well prepared for their secondary school.”
- “However, many subject curriculums are in the initial stages of implementation.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 June 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) | 38% | 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: 4 first-preference applications, 6 offers in total, 4 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.
- Crow Orchard Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good
- Trinity Church of England/Methodist School 0.3 mi Standards maintained
- Cobbs Brow School 0.7 mi Not judged
- Brookfield Park Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Delph Side Community Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged
- St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale 0.8 mi Not judged
- Woodland Community Primary School 0.9 mi Requires improvement
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale 0.9 mi School remains Good