Primary
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
Blakehall, Skelmersdale, WN8 9AZ
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 145 of 330 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Religious character
- Yes
- Nursery
- Yes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 9.4
- All staff (FTE)
- 17.6
- Pupils per adult
- 8.7
- Pupils
- 154
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 October 2024
- 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
7%
56 points below the Skelmersdale average (63% across 18 schools)
99.0
6.1 below the Skelmersdale average (105.1 across 18 schools)
16th 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 | 95 |
| Average reading score | 99 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 7% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
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 | 43% |
| 23/24 | 50% |
| 24/25 | 7% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 106.0 |
| 23/24 | 104.0 |
| 24/25 | 99.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 103.0 |
| 23/24 | 101.0 |
| 24/25 | 95.0 |
Blakehall, Skelmersdale, WN8 9AZ
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
- Ann Naylor
- Address
- Blakehall, Skelmersdale, WN8 9AZ
- Telephone
- 01695558560