St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Skelmersdale, Lancashire
St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale is a primary school in Skelmersdale, Lancashire for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 September 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- Sandy Lane, Skelmersdale, WN8 8LQ
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 230 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 24 September 2024
Strengths
- “St Richard’s Catholic Primary School is a calm and welcoming place.”
- “Pupils enjoy learning and spending their social time together.”
- “They learn how to be patient and kind.”
To improve
- “Those who struggle to constantly meet the schools’ high standards of behaviour value the support and encouragement they receive.”
- “In a minority of subjects, teachers do not check carefully enough that all pupils have learned what they need to.”
- “When this happens, some pupils’ learning is not as secure as it could be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 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) | 54% | 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: 32 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 29 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.
- Brookfield Park Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Trinity Church of England/Methodist School 0.5 mi Standards maintained
- Crow Orchard Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi Good
- Cobbs Brow School 1.3 mi Not judged
- Delph Side Community Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged
- Little Digmoor Primary School 1.6 mi Not judged
- Woodland Community Primary School 1.7 mi Requires improvement