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Ormskirk West End School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Community school
Grimshaw Lane, Ormskirk L39 1PA · ormskirkwestend.lancs.sch.uk · 01695 574375
Overview
- Ofsted
- Some aspects not as strong
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 18%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lancashire 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 130
- 62% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 53.8%
- First language not English
- 20.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 8 families put the school first and 10 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 22 | 20 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 16 | 15 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 10 | 9 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 18% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Lancashire it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼18% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ▼96 | 105 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 19 November 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Ormskirk West End School was: Some aspects not as strong.
- Outcome
- Some aspects not as strong
- Inspected
- 19 Nov 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Mar 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
52% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (23 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 52%
- Replies
- 23
- 20% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 61% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (48%) with SEND