St Edmund's Catholic Primary School

LancashireVoluntary aided school

Windrows, New Church Farm, Skelmersdale, WN8 8NP

Headteacher: Mrs Annette BirminghamSchool website ↗Pupils: 79 (capacity: 147)

Ofsted RatingInspected 23 April 2024Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Good
Pupils' Wider Development
Good
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
38.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
0.0%

Reading

Expected level50.0%
Exceeding38.0%
Average scoreReading Average ScoreAverage scaled score in the reading test (range 80–120, average = 100)104.0

Writing

Expected level75.0%
Exceeding25.0%

Maths

Expected level63.0%
Exceeding0.0%
Average scoreMaths Average ScoreAverage scaled score in the maths test (range 80–120, average = 100)100.0

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

⚠ Oversubscribed
Year 3 places per year
6
Applications received
18
Families who got their first-choice
1.2%

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
75.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
13.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
0.0%

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Results Over Time

Detailed year-by-year figures

YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1676.0%6.0%+3.10.0+2.1
2016/170.0%0.0%-+0.2-0.5
2017/1845.0%0.0%+0.2-0.6+0.1
2018/1953.0%0.0%-0.5-5.4-3.8
2022/2314.0%0.0%-2.3-5.2-6.4
2023/2413.0%0.0%---
2024/2538.0%0.0%---
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