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Cobbs Brow School

Primary

West Lancashire · Skelmersdale · WN8 6SU www.cobbsbrowschool.co.uk

Pupils
312
cap. 320
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
312
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
312
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 09/07/2014

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Cobbs Brow School · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
74%
+1pp
89%81%73%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 74%
RWM higher standard
9%
+1pp
13%9%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
88%
Reading higher standard
51%
Writing expected standard
74%
Writing higher standard
14%
Maths expected standard
84%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
84%
SPAG higher standard
37%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
312
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
26%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Manfield, Ashurst, Skelmersdale, WN8 6SU
Local authority
Lancashire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2574%9%88%51%74%14%84%21%86%84%108.0105.0107.017%312
2023/2473%8%88%48%85%20%83%20%88%88%109.0104.0106.016%318
2022/2382%7%98%45%86%20%86%14%86%98%109.0105.0109.0+3.80+1.90+0.3018%323
2018/1989%13%95%18%92%26%92%13%95%95%106.0106.0110.0+0.10+1.40-0.2014%347
2017/1881%5%88%21%93%21%86%7%95%95%106.0103.0107.0+1.90+3.20-0.6012%357
2016/1797%10%97%67%97%30%97%20%100%97%111.0107.0113.0+3.40+1.50-0.7012%352

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2531219.317%4%26%6%15%
2023/2431824.116%5%26%6%15%
2022/2332318.518%3%27%6%18%
2021/2233023.619%2%26%6%14%
2020/2133019.014%0%22%
2018/1934718.914%0%19%4%7%
2017/1835724.812%0%21%4%10%
2016/1735217.812%0%24%4%3%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.