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EnglandNorth WestWest LancashireWN8 8QGCrow Orchard Primary School
Primary

Crow Orchard Primary School

Primary

West Lancashire · Skelmersdale · WN8 8QG www.croworchard.lancs.sch.uk/

Pupils
115
cap. 154
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
92%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
115
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
92%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
115
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 21/02/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Crow Orchard Primary School · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
92%
+42pp
92%71%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 92%
RWM higher standard
8%
+8pp
15%8%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
100%
Reading higher standard
46%
Writing expected standard
92%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
100%
Maths higher standard
38%
Science expected standard
100%
SPAG expected standard
100%
SPAG higher standard
31%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
109.0
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
115
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
31%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
School Lane, Skelmersdale, WN8 8QG
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
2024/2592%8%100%46%92%8%100%38%100%100%109.0109.0107.016%115
2023/2450%0%71%25%71%4%58%17%83%75%106.0103.0105.012%121
2022/2356%0%72%17%61%6%72%11%89%72%103.0102.0103.0-2.60-2.20-3.0014%120
2018/1970%15%75%20%90%35%85%35%85%80%103.0106.0104.0-2.50+2.20+0.7026%150
2017/1861%9%61%9%78%22%78%17%87%74%100.0104.0103.0-4.00+0.30+0.8024%159
2016/1768%14%86%27%86%27%82%23%91%82%104.0105.0105.0+2.40+4.20+2.4018%169

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
2024/2511519.816%7%31%6%16%
2023/2412121.312%7%30%8%26%
2022/2312017.914%8%34%7%21%
2021/2211614.229%10%28%7%29%
2020/2112615.225%11%29%
2018/1915017.226%9%33%5%6%
2017/1815916.324%7%38%4%8%
2016/1716916.818%2%41%4%6%

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