Ormskirk School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
No rating
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Lancashire
Unique reference
148254
Address
Wigan Road, L39 2AT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1218 (68% of total capacity)
Boys
55.3%
Girls
44.7%
First language not English
3.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
19.2%
Persistent absence
32.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 91.7%
Other White 2.5%
Mixed 2.1%
Other Asian 0.9%
Indian 0.7%
Other 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.43
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.17
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 20%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 43%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 43.5
Local authority average 45
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.78
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award22
Health StudiesTechnical Award31
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE19
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE21
BiologyGCSE58
ChemistryGCSE56
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE40
Design & TechnologyGCSE32
English LanguageGCSE229
English LiteratureGCSE225
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Ormskirk School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
202
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
149
2nd preference
174
3rd preference
169
From another Local Authority
26
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
149
2nd preference
38
3rd preference
12
To another Local Authority
18
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
223
130
93
Year 8
214
126
88
Year 9
219
130
89
Year 10
216
104
112
Year 11
235
121
114
Year 12
73
39
34
Year 13
38
23
15
Year 2023-2024

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