St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jun 26 2013 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 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
- 119684
- Address
- Sandy Lane, WN8 8LQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 242 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.4%
- Girls
- 49.6%
- First language not English
- 12%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.1%
- Persistent absence
- 10.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.6%
White British 85.5%
Other White 5.8%
Mixed 3.7%
Indian 1.7%
Pakistani 0.8%
African 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.6
WritingAverage0.6
MathsAverage0.8
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 75%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 11%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 32
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 12
- From another Local Authority
- 1
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 | 26 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 8 4 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 16 9 7 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 11 6 5 |
| Reception, Full-time | 29 12 17 |
| Year 1 | 30 17 13 |
| Year 2 | 30 16 14 |
| Year 3 | 30 18 12 |
| Year 4 | 29 7 22 |
| Year 5 | 29 17 12 |
| Year 6 | 30 16 14 |