Primary school

St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Lancashire
  • WN8 6PF
Ofsted Good · inspected Apr 2012

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 4,507 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 30%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 28%28%2016/17: top 36%2017/18: top 32%2018/19: top 58%2022/23: top 62%2023/24: top 81%2024/25: top 30%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM72% · North West 63%Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM4% · North West 6%Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score106 · North West 105Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score106 · North West 105Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 65% · 26 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 69% · 29 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 74% · 27 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 64% · 28 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 57% · 28 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 48% · 25 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 72% · 25 pupils · North West 63%74%48%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 15% · 26 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 10% · 29 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 11% · 27 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 18% · 28 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 4% · 28 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 12% · 25 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 4% · 25 pupils · North West 6%18%4%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 26 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 104 · 29 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 106 · 27 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 28 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 101 · 28 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 102 · 25 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 106 · 25 pupils · North West 105106101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 107 · 26 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 106 · 29 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 106 · 27 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 108 · 28 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 102 · 28 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 103 · 25 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 106 · 25 pupils · North West 105108102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
13 of 13 who put it first2014 · 81.1%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1313
2nd212
3rd170

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2005–2022

  1. 2005Good
  2. 2009Outstanding
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026196
Free school meals (past 6 years)48.8%
First language not English27.4%
SEN support30.0%
EHC plan0.5%
Absence (sessions missed)7.9%
Persistently absent pupils22.7%

Girls 49.5%Boys 50.5%

93.3% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher14.6
Pupils per adult8.1
  • Classroom teachers 9
  • Leadership 3.9
  • Teaching assistants 10.2
  • Other support 3.1

Teachers 12.9 FTE · Whole workforce 26.2 · 33 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£9,107
Spend per pupil£8,829
Staff spend per pupil£6,735
Reserve per pupil£520
  • +£97,689revenue reserve
  • +£52,174in-year balance

Grants £8,887 · self-generated £220 · premises £541 per pupil