Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School

Ormskirk St Anne’s Catholic Primary School has undergone significant improvements since its last inspection, moving from a previous rating of 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. The headteacher has successfully fostered a shared ambitious vision among staff, resulting in advancements in curriculum breadth, educational resources, and overall school spirit. The school environment is highly supportive, with parents and students expressing satisfaction with the positive changes being implemented. Notably, student behavior is exceptional, contributing to a safe and nurturing atmosphere where pupils thrive academically and socially.

Strengths

• Excellent behavior and attitudes among pupils
• Strong leadership and staff support
• Broad and rich curriculum that meets national standards
• Effective early years provision including a nursery class
• High standards of writing in key stage 2
• Strong emphasis on safeguarding

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent attention to grammar, punctuation, and spelling across subjects
• Below average reading progress in key stage 2
• Limited diversity in pupils' reading material

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 St Anne's Catholic Primary School attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.9% 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, 0.3% of pupils at Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary 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 St Anne's Catholic Primary School had 23.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.9% 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, 6.6% of pupils at Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.4% 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 St Anne's Catholic Primary School received £7,000 and spent £7,218 for each of its 363 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £178,000 (£491 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 St Anne's Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School have?

Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School has 363 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School cover?

Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School?

Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School is at Aughton Street, Townend, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 3LQ.