Ormskirk School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Good Jan 7 2025 Ofsted report
- 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
- 1212 (68% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.5%
- Girls
- 47.5%
- First language not English
- 5.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.8%
- Persistent absence
- 32.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.9%
White British 89.9%
Other White 3.3%
Mixed 2.3%
Other Asian 1.3%
Unclassified 0.8%
Other 0.7%
Indian 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
African 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 14%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 40%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.3
Local authority average 45
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.62
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 26 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 34 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 11 |
| Biology | GCSE | 74 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 67 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 16 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 40 |
| English Language | GCSE | 207 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 203 |
Admissions
Ormskirk School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 207
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 161
- 2nd preference
- 167
- 3rd preference
- 159
- From another Local Authority
- 28
Offers
- 1st preference
- 161
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 15
- To another Local Authority
- 19
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 197 78 119 |
| Year 8 | 228 129 99 |
| Year 9 | 215 125 90 |
| Year 10 | 216 126 90 |
| Year 11 | 212 105 107 |
| Year 12 | 76 38 38 |
| Year 13 | 68 35 33 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 41.0% 48.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 31.0% 11.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 12.0% 20.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 5.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 7.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.4% 3.0% |