St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
Flamstead, Skelmersdale, WN8 6PF
196 pupils · 93% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 48.3%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 7 July 2022, published 21 September 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 72% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 4% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.87 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 15 | 13 | 51 | 15 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 18 | 18 | 49 | 18 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 23 | 23 | 51 | 23 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 16 | 16 | 39 | 16 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 20 | 19 | 57 | 20 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 13 | 13 | 45 | 13 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 15 | 15 | 54 | 15 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 26 | 26 | 67 | 26 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Woodland Community Primary School 0.5 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Hillside Community Primary School 0.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Delph Side Community Primary School 0.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School 1.2 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Cobbs Brow School 1.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Holland Moor Primary School 1.5 km · Good (2020) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.