Little Digmoor Primary School | Primary in Skelmersdale, West Lancashire | Ofsted & DfE

32%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

153

Pupils · 2024/25

31%

EAL · 2024/25

32%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

32%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

153

Pupils · 2024/25

31%

EAL · 2024/25

32%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

32%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

153

Pupils · 2024/25

31%

EAL · 2024/25

32%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Local authorityLancashire

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio23.0:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Little Digmoor Primary School · Primary · Lancashire

Finance£7613 spend / pupil£7349 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

32%

+19pp

56%35%13%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 32%

RWM higher standard

+5pp

5%3%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

73%

Reading higher standard

23%

Writing expected standard

32%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

64%

Maths higher standard

27%

Science expected standard

64%

SPAG expected standard

73%

LA AVG 73.4%

SPAG higher standard

27%

LA AVG 26.71%

Reading scaled score

103.0

LA AVG 105.15

Maths scaled score

103.0

LA AVG 104.17

GPS scaled score

105.0

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

153

Pupil : teacher ratio

23.0

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

31%

FSM eligible

67%

SEN

30%

Overall absence

11%

Persistent absence

32%

Contact

Address

Abbeystead, Skelmersdale, WN8 9NF

Local authority

Lancashire

Website

www.littledigmoor.lancs.sch.uk

Telephone

01695724539

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	32%	5%	73%	23%	32%	5%	64%	27%	64%	73%	103.0	103.0	105.0	—	—	—	30%	153
2023/24	13%	0%	60%	13%	13%	0%	40%	7%	7%	53%	104.0	99.0	102.0	—	—	—	5%	144
2022/23	35%	0%	65%	18%	41%	0%	59%	6%	18%	65%	103.0	103.0	104.0	-1.10	-5.10	-2.50	5%	137
2018/19	56%	0%	78%	44%	78%	0%	56%	11%	11%	78%	104.0	99.0	106.0	+0.00	-2.00	-5.50	7%	111
2017/18	40%	0%	50%	10%	50%	0%	60%	0%	30%	70%	100.0	99.0	103.0	+2.50	+1.60	+1.20	6%	102
2016/17	33%	0%	89%	33%	44%	0%	67%	11%	0%	100%	106.0	104.0	105.0	+7.10	-0.80	+1.80	5%	93

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	153	18.2	30%	31%	67%	11%	32%
2023/24	144	18.0	5%	28%	67%	9%	32%
2022/23	137	17.1	5%	28%	59%	10%	30%
2021/22	138	19.7	6%	26%	54%	11%	44%
2020/21	119	19.8	8%	26%	51%	—	—
2018/19	111	18.5	7%	21%	45%	5%	10%
2017/18	102	17.0	6%	22%	41%	6%	15%
2016/17	93	18.6	5%	20%	40%	5%	13%