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EnglandNorth WestWest LancashireWN8 6EDDelph Side Community Primary School
Primary

Delph Side Community Primary School

Primary

West Lancashire · Skelmersdale · WN8 6ED http://www.delph.lancsngfl.ac.uk

Pupils
227
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
15%
RWM higher · 2024/25
227
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
15%
RWM higher · 2024/25
227
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 01/10/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Delph Side Community Primary School · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
73%
-1pp
80%74%68%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 73%
RWM higher standard
15%
+2pp
15%11%6%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 15%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
38%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
23%
Maths expected standard
85%
Maths higher standard
46%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
81%
SPAG higher standard
35%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
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
227
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
14%
FSM eligible
55%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Eskdale, Tanhouse, Skelmersdale, WN8 6ED
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
2024/2573%15%81%38%81%23%85%46%85%81%106.0108.0107.023%227
2023/2474%13%84%26%84%26%77%16%90%74%107.0105.0107.017%245
2022/2373%6%76%27%88%24%82%24%85%79%104.0105.0107.0+0.70+4.40+2.4018%258
2018/1968%7%75%11%82%39%82%18%82%79%102.0105.0105.0-1.50+2.80+0.0017%190
2017/1880%7%80%33%87%33%100%20%87%87%107.0106.0105.0+2.60+2.60+2.2015%193
2016/1725%15%30%15%85%20%60%15%85%65%100.0102.0103.0-1.10+5.10+0.4015%182

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
2024/2522718.223%14%55%6%14%
2023/2424519.017%11%55%6%20%
2022/2325820.518%13%55%6%19%
2021/2224121.214%11%55%6%17%
2020/2123722.817%9%43%
2018/1919020.217%10%47%6%18%
2017/1819323.315%9%48%6%19%
2016/1718216.415%8%52%6%21%

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