Bickerstaffe CofE Primary School and NurseryBrookfield Park Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Bickerstaffe CofE Primary School and Nursery and Brookfield Park Primary School are primary schools.

  • Bickerstaffe CofE Primary School and Nursery scores 41 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Brookfield Park Primary School scores 36 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Bickerstaffe CofE Primary School and Nursery is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bickerstaffe CofE Primary School and Nursery was judged Good and Brookfield Park Primary School was judged in need of attention.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 43.0% for Bickerstaffe CofE Primary School and Nursery and 76.0% for Brookfield Park Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Bickerstaffe CofE Primary School and Nursery (56.0% in 2022-23, 43.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Brookfield Park Primary School (55.0% in 2022-23, 76.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bickerstaffe CofE Primary School and Nursery versus Brookfield Park Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure OrmskirkBickerstaffe CofE Primary School and NurserySkelmersdaleBrookfield Park Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD41/100Stronger figureF36/100
Local ranking375th of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure411th of 466 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Needs attention
School typeVoluntary controlled school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll99 152
Capacity105 207
LocationOrmskirk, L39 0EH Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard43.0% 76.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 10.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score100.0 105.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 104.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census99 152
Free school meals (ever 6)34.3% 42.0%
English as an additional language1.0% 15.8%
SEN support13.1% 31.6%
SEN with an EHC plan5.0% 3.3%
Attendance
Overall absence7.2% Stronger figure8.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence23.9% 19.7% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Bickerstaffe CofE Primary School and Nursery

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