Primary
St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
Ashurst Road, Ashurst, Skelmersdale, WN8 6TN
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 229 of 210 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 28.0
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Religious character
- Yes
- Nursery
- Yes
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 7.9
- All staff (FTE)
- 20.6
- Pupils per adult
- 10.7
- Pupils
- 220
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected February 2023
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)SATs results
78%
15 points above the Skelmersdale average (63% across 18 schools)
105.0
0.1 below the Skelmersdale average (105.1 across 18 schools)
6th of 18 by our score, among the primary schools in Skelmersdale we can score - 21 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 106 |
| Average reading score | 105 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 78% |
| Working at a higher standard | 9% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 58% |
| 23/24 | 74% |
| 24/25 | 78% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 104.0 |
| 23/24 | 105.0 |
| 24/25 | 105.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 102.0 |
| 23/24 | 105.0 |
| 24/25 | 106.0 |
Ashurst Road, Ashurst, Skelmersdale, WN8 6TN
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Lancashire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Angela Blacoe
- Address
- Ashurst Road, Ashurst, Skelmersdale, WN8 6TN
- Telephone
- 01695728989