St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 22 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 119588
- Address
- Ashurst Road, Ashurst, WN8 6TN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 235 (84% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.4%
- Girls
- 53.6%
- First language not English
- 8.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14%
- Persistent absence
- 17.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.5%
White British 84.3%
Other White 6.8%
Mixed 4.3%
African 2.1%
Irish Traveller 0.9%
Indian 0.9%
Other Asian 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-2.1
WritingAverage0.1
MathsBelow average-2.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 74%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 15%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 31
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 21
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Early Years 2, Full-time | 18 9 9 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 10 5 5 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 24 11 13 |
| Reception, Full-time | 28 9 19 |
| Year 1 | 29 17 12 |
| Year 2 | 29 13 16 |
| Year 3 | 27 15 12 |
| Year 4 | 18 9 9 |
| Year 5 | 30 10 20 |
| Year 6 | 22 11 11 |