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St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale

Primary Local authority maintained school in Skelmersdale WN8 8LQ

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  • School Reference Number: 119684
  • Address: Sandy Lane, Skelmersdale WN8 8LQ
  • Headteacher: Mrs J Jackson
  • Telephone: 01695 722346
  • Website: st-richards.lancs.sch.uk
  • Type: Local authority maintained schools
  • Sub-Type: Voluntary aided school
  • Phase: Primary
  • Pupil Capacity: 210
  • Local Education Authority: Lancashire
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 3 to 11
  • Religious Ethos: Christian
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable

Further Information

Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 25/06/2013

Rating published on 17/07/2013

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Outstanding

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
24 September 2024 4 November 2024 School inspection
25 June 2013 17 July 2013 Full inspection Outstanding
30 June 2010 22 July 2010 Interim assessment
5 December 2006 10 January 2007 Full inspection Outstanding
12 February 2001 5 July 2001 Full inspection

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Unique Reference Number119684
Local Authority Code888
Local Authority NameLancashire
Establishment Number3804
School / College NameSt Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
Establishment Type Code02
Establishment typeVoluntary aided school
Establishment Type Group Code4
Establishment Type GroupLocal authority maintained schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code00
Reason establishment openedNot applicable
Open date
Reason Establishment Closed Code00
Reason establishment closedNot applicable
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 2
Phase of educationPrimary
Age range Low3
Age range High11
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionHas Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code03
Religious characterRoman Catholic
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese CodeRC11
DioceseArchdiocese of Liverpool
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity210
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils242
Number of Boys122
Number of Girls120
Percentage Free School Meals24.80
Trust School Flag Code0
Trust School Flag Not applicable
Trusts Code
Academy trust or Trust
School Sponsor FlagNot applicable
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot under a federation
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10080337
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date15-11-2024
StreetSandy Lane
Locality
Address3
TownSkelmersdale
County (name)Lancashire
PostcodeWN8 8LQ
Websitewww.st-richards.lancs.sch.uk/
Telephone01695722346
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameJ
Headteacher/Principal last nameJackson
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeB
Government Office RegionNorth West
District CodeE07000127
DistrictWest Lancashire
Ward CodeE05014933
WardOld Skelmersdale
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001577
Parliamentary ConstituencyWest Lancashire
Urban/Rural CodeA1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
GSS LA CodeE10000017
Easting346641
Northing406084
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)West Lancashire 011
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)West Lancashire 011D
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code923
Previous local authorityPre LGR (1998) Lancashire
Previous establishment number3804
Country
UPRN100012846672
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02005314
LSOA CodeE01025526
Free School Meals54
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN119684
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/119684
LAESTAB8883804
School nameSt Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
Ofsted phasePrimary
Type of educationVoluntary Aided School
School open dateN/A
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterRoman Catholic
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingChristian
Ofsted regionNorth West
RegionNorth West
Local authorityLancashire
Parliamentary constituencyWest Lancashire
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeWN8 8LQ
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile4
Total number of pupils242
Statutory lowest age3
Statutory highest age11
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspectionITS412406
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date25/06/2013
Publication date17/07/2013
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection119684
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8883804
School name at time of latest graded inspectionSt Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
School type at time of latest graded inspectionVoluntary Aided School
Current school type used for chart C6Maintained school
Overall effectivenessOutstanding
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementOutstanding
Safeguarding is effective?N/A
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS291504
Previous inspection start date05/12/2006
Previous publication date10/01/2007
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection119684
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8883804
School name at time of previous graded inspectionSt Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
School type at time of previous graded inspectionVoluntary Aided School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness1
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementOutstanding
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionGood
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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