Little Digmoor Primary SchoolBishop Martin Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Little Digmoor Primary School and Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Skelmersdale.

  • Little Digmoor Primary School scores 27 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 32.0% for Little Digmoor Primary School and 65.0% for Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School.

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

Side-by-side comparison

Little Digmoor Primary School versus Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SkelmersdaleLittle Digmoor Primary SchoolSkelmersdaleBishop Martin Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF27/100D50/100Stronger figure
Local ranking446th of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure460th of 466 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll153 195
Capacity200 315
LocationSkelmersdale, WN8 9NF Skelmersdale, WN8 9BN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard32.0% 65.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard5.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 104.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 104.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census153 195
Free school meals (ever 6)67.2% 57.0%
English as an additional language30.7% 19.5%
SEN support28.8% 17.4%
SEN with an EHC plan1.3% 2.0%
Attendance
Overall absence10.5% 6.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence32.3% 24.5% 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.

Little Digmoor Primary School

Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School

Full profiles: Little Digmoor Primary School · Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School