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St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale

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location_onSkelmersdale, WN8 8LQ

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2024

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Students

231

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Expected Standard

54%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Skelmersdale, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 74% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale is a voluntary aided school in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 228 pupils on roll, of whom 24% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #331 of 444 primaries in Lancashire and #11,474 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2024. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 25.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 59%

Reading64% LA 73%

Writing82% LA 69%

Maths75% LA 72%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading76% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing79% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths83% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading79% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths100% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA -0.2

-4.0 to 0.8

0.6

Write

LA 0.1

-1.7 to 2.9

0.8

Maths

LA -0.3

-1.5 to 3.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading83% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing93% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths93% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA -0.2

-2.1 to 2.4

1.5

Write

LA 0.1

-0.6 to 3.5

1.3

Maths

LA -0.2

-0.7 to 3.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

90%

LA 65%

Reading90% LA 76%

Writing90% LA 78%

Maths97% LA 75%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.7

Read

LA 0.1

-0.4 to 3.8

0.7

Write

LA 0.1

-1.4 to 2.8

2.6

Maths

LA 0.0

0.7 to 4.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

24 September 2024

Inspection Report

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25 June 2013

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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05 December 2006

Inspection Report

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12 February 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2024-09-24

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2013-06-25

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2006-12-05

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 228 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	228	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	226	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	240	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	242	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	232	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	238	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	231	2	0.9%	0.6%	1
2022/23 (Autumn term)	224	2	0.9%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	235	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	231	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	219	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	256	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	251	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	241	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	252	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	252	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	240	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	246	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	237	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	230	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	250	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	250	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	245	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	262	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	253	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	244	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 16 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils