Ormskirk West End School

Ormskirk West End School is currently undergoing a transitional phase as it prepares for its next graded inspection. While the school fosters a welcoming environment where pupils feel safe and valued, evidence suggests that some academic elements have not retained their previous strength, leading to gaps in pupils' knowledge. Encouragingly, the school has raised its expectations, and many pupils engage well with their learning and participate enthusiastically in extracurricular activities, which broadens their horizons and nurtures their talents.

Strengths

• Positive relationships between pupils and staff.
• Ambitious curriculum designed for sequential learning.
• Effective early reading program with well-trained staff.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Wide range of extracurricular activities that enhance learning.
• Purposeful atmosphere with confident pupils.
• Improved attendance rates due to proactive strategies.

Areas for Improvement

• Some curriculum areas lack clarity on the content to be taught.
• Inconsistent lesson design leading to gaps in learning.
• Behavior expectations not consistently upheld in unstructured times.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Ormskirk West End School attended 92.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 25.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 12.4% of pupils at Ormskirk West End School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Ormskirk West End School had 19.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 8.5% of pupils at Ormskirk West End School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 13.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Ormskirk West End School received £9,751 and spent £9,322 for each of its 130 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £111,000 (£853 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Ormskirk West End School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ormskirk West End School is Good, from an inspection in December 2024.

When was Ormskirk West End School last inspected by Ofsted?

Ormskirk West End School was last inspected in December 2024.

How many pupils does Ormskirk West End School have?

Ormskirk West End School has 130 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ormskirk West End School cover?

Ormskirk West End School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are Ormskirk West End School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 18% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Ormskirk West End School?

Ormskirk West End School is at Grimshaw Lane, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 1PA.