St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Flamstead, Birch Green, Skelmersdale WN8 6PF

https://www.st-johnsrc.com/

St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale is a Roman Catholic primary school maintained by the local authority (Lancashire). It has about 200 boys and girls aged between 2 and 11. In July 2022 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Environment. Relative weaknesses include Attendance and Progress.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.3		Woodlands Community Primary School
0.4		Hillside Community Primary School
0.4		Delph Side Community Primary School
0.7		St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
0.9		Cobbs Brow School
0.9		St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
0.9		Holland Moor Primary School
0.9		St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
1.0		Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School
1.0		Little Digmoor Primary School
1.1		Moorside Community Primary Academy School
1.1		Crow Orchard Primary School

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Environment: Above average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very low, while crime is quite high.

Disadvantaged pupils: About average. Progress in maths is below average. Progress in reading is poor. Progress in writing is above average.

Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is roughly average and the offer rate is quite low.

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is in balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community.

Progress: Below average. Progress in maths is below average, in reading it is poor and in writing it is above average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Attainment: Below average. Maths attainment is below average, reading is poor and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Finances: Poor. This is because the school budget has been in deficit

Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.

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