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Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School

Ormskirk, L40 6HL · Lancashire · primary school

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Mixed Primary Church of England
4.5/10 Broadly average

231st of 448 primary schools in Lancashire we can score, 481 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Narrow the comparison to the 3,223 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 2.5/10 among them, against 4.5/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 50.0 · 19 62% 1.17
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 17.0 · 87 38% 3.35

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 50.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 17.0% reached the higher standard. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 2.5 out of 10 among them, against 4.5 out of 10 nationally.

Beyond the classroom. Pupils attend a Homework Club and School Council, compete in Inter School Sporting Events and the Great Big Dance Off, and go on residential trips to Borwick Hall and Min-y-Don. Both a breakfast club and an after-school club are available.

Getting in. The school has 105 pupils in a school with 105 places. The school is close to full, so places are likely to be competitive.

Worth asking on a visit. With results below the national median, how does the school support pupils who are not meeting expected standards? Since the school is at full capacity, what is the process for securing a place if a sibling is already enrolled? How does the school integrate the residential trips into the wider curriculum?

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

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