Burscough Priory Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Ormskirk, Lancashire
Burscough Priory Academy is a secondary school in Ormskirk, Lancashire for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 22 November 2022.
Key facts
- Address
- Trevor Road, Burscough, Ormskirk, L40 7RZ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 729 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 22 November 2022
Strengths
- “Burscough Priory Academy is a calm and welcoming learning community where staff and pupils are kind and respectful towards each other.”
- “They value the many improvements that leaders have made to the quality of education that they receive.”
- “Leaders and teachers have high expectations of pupils’ behaviour.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects in Years 7 and 8, pupils do not have the opportunity to acquire new knowledge in depth or to apply this knowledge to new concepts.”
- “In these subjects, pupils sometimes find it difficult to remember and connect what they have learned.”
- “A small number of pupils do not behave as well as leaders expect them to outside of lessons.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 January 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 52% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 48.8 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 108 first-preference applications, 130 offers in total, 108 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- Ormskirk School 2.5 mi Not judged
- St Bede's Catholic High School 3.3 mi Not judged
- Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High School 3.5 mi Not judged
- Lathom High School : A Technology College 3.5 mi Good
- Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy 5.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Tarleton Academy 5.9 mi School remains Good
- Up Holland High School 7.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Mary's Catholic High School 8.1 mi Standards maintained