Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary SchoolBickerstaffe CofE Primary School and Nursery

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

Summary of the comparison

Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School and Bickerstaffe CofE Primary School and Nursery are primary schools in Ormskirk.

  • Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Bickerstaffe CofE Primary School and Nursery scores 41 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School was judged exceptional and Bickerstaffe CofE Primary School and Nursery was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 50.0% for Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School and 43.0% for Bickerstaffe CofE Primary School and Nursery.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School (50.0% in 2022-23, 50.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Bickerstaffe CofE Primary School and Nursery (56.0% in 2022-23, 43.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School versus Bickerstaffe CofE Primary School and Nursery compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure OrmskirkWesthead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary SchoolOrmskirkBickerstaffe CofE Primary School and NurseryEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC55/100Stronger figureD41/100
Local ranking256th of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure375th of 466 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll98 99
Capacity105 105
LocationOrmskirk, L40 6HL Ormskirk, L39 0EH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard50.0% Stronger figure43.0% 62.0%
At higher standard17.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure100.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census98 99
Free school meals (ever 6)6.0% 34.3%
English as an additional language0.0% 1.0%
SEN support5.1% 13.1%
SEN with an EHC plan3.1% 5.0%
Attendance
Overall absence5.7% Stronger figure7.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence6.9% Stronger figure23.9% 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.

Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School

Bickerstaffe CofE Primary School and Nursery

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