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Ormskirk School

Wigan Road, Ormskirk, L39 2AT

Local ranking50th of 80 secondary schools in Lancashire
Ofsted: Good

Secondary

Phase

1590

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from Ormskirk School (URN 132834) since 1 October 2021. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 7 January 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Sixth form provision
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
42.4 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
40.1% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
60.8% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
14.2% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
3.6 nat4.1
Cohort Size
212

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
89.0%
Continued in education
85.0%
Apprenticeships
1.0%
Employment
3.0%
Not sustained
9.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
88.0%
Higher education
71.0%
Apprenticeships
0.0%
Employment
12.0%
Not sustained
12.0%

A-Level Results

2024-25

D+

Avg A-Level Grade

24.7

Avg Points/Entry

nat 35.0

26.4

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.8

63

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating
19.4% nat17.5%
Applied General Avg Points
28.6
16-18 Cohort
143

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
1212
Boys
636 (52%)
Girls
576 (48%)
Capacity
1590 (76% full)
SEND
16.5%
FSM Eligible
21.2%
EAL
5.1%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.6%
SEN Support
14.8%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
17.1:1
Teachers (FTE)
71.0
Budget per Pupil
£7,022/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
11.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
33.4% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 90.7%
  • White Other: 3.3%
  • Asian Other: 1.3%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.3%
  • Other: 0.7%
  • Mixed Other: 0.5%
  • Asian Indian: 0.5%
  • Asian Chinese: 0.5%

90.7%

White British

3.3%

White Other

1.3%

Asian Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01695583040
head@ormskirk.lancs.sch.uk
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Wigan Road

Ormskirk, North West

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Administrative

URN
148254
UKPRN
10087140
Establishment No.
4028
Trust
ENDEAVOUR LEARNING TRUST

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