Crawford Village Primary SchoolLittle Digmoor Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Skelmersdale.

Summary of the comparison

Crawford Village Primary School and Little Digmoor Primary School are primary schools in Skelmersdale.

  • Crawford Village Primary School scores 89 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and Little Digmoor Primary School scores 27 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Crawford Village Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Crawford Village Primary School was judged Outstanding and Little Digmoor 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 92.0% for Crawford Village Primary School and 32.0% for Little Digmoor Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Crawford Village Primary School (100.0% in 2022-23, 92.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Little Digmoor Primary School (35.0% in 2022-23, 32.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Crawford Village Primary School versus Little Digmoor Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SkelmersdaleCrawford Village Primary SchoolSkelmersdaleLittle Digmoor Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreA89/100Stronger figureF27/100
Local ranking1st of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure446th of 466 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll83 153
Capacity70 200
LocationSkelmersdale, WN8 9QP Skelmersdale, WN8 9NF
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard92.0% Stronger figure32.0% 62.0%
At higher standard25.0% Stronger figure5.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score110.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census83 153
Free school meals (ever 6)5.6% 67.2%
English as an additional language2.4% 30.7%
SEN support12.1% 28.8%
SEN with an EHC plan1.2% 1.3%
Attendance
Overall absence2.9% Stronger figure10.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence1.7% Stronger figure32.3% 15.8%

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.

Crawford Village Primary School

Little Digmoor Primary School

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