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Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School

Primary Academy school in Skelmersdale WN8 9BN

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  • School Reference Number: 149982
  • Address: Birkrig, Digmoor, Skelmersdale WN8 9BN
  • Headteacher: Mrs Alison Barron
  • Telephone: 01695 724730
  • Website: bishopmartin.lancs.sch.uk
  • Managing Organisation: Diocese of Liverpool
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Primary
  • Pupil Capacity: 315
  • Local Education Authority: Lancashire
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 2 to 11
  • Religious Ethos: Christian
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: November 2023* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 22/11/2012

Rating published on 14/12/2012

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
7 November 2023 7 November 2023 Academy conversion letter

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number149982
Local Authority Code888
Local Authority NameLancashire
Establishment Number3677
School / College NameBishop Martin Church of England Primary School
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-11-2023
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 2
Phase of educationPrimary
Age range Low2
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 Code02
Religious characterChurch of England
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese CodeCE22
DioceseDiocese of Liverpool
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity315
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils218
Number of Boys106
Number of Girls112
Percentage Free School Meals52.90
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code4956
Academy trust or TrustLIVERPOOL DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorDiocese of Liverpool
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10092962
FEHE Identifier
Further education type
Last Changed Date18-07-2024
StreetBirkrig
LocalityDigmoor
Address3
TownSkelmersdale
County (name)Lancashire
PostcodeWN8 9BN
Websitewww.bishopmartin.lancs.sch.uk/
Telephone01695724730
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameAlison
Headteacher/Principal last nameBarron
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 provisionNot applicable
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provisionNot applicable
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 CodeE05014940
WardSkelmersdale South
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001577
Parliamentary ConstituencyWest Lancashire
Urban/Rural CodeA1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
GSS LA CodeE10000017
Easting349738
Northing404912
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)West Lancashire 014
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)West Lancashire 014A
Inspectorate NameNot applicable
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 number3677
Country
UPRN100012846494
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02005317
LSOA CodeE01025493
Free School Meals101
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN149982
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/149982
LAESTAB8883677
School nameBishop Martin Church of England Primary School
Ofsted phasePrimary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/11/2023
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterChurch of England
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingChristian
Ofsted regionNorth West
RegionNorth West
Local authorityLancashire
Parliamentary constituencyWest Lancashire
Multi-academy trust UID4956
Multi-academy trust nameLIVERPOOL DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST
Academy sponsor UID2913
Academy sponsor nameDiocese of Liverpool
PostcodeWN8 9BN
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile5
Total number of pupils218
Statutory lowest age2
Statutory highest age11
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10032330
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of the ungraded inspection119616
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection8883677
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionBishop Martin Church of England Primary School
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionVoluntary Aided School
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection1
Date of latest ungraded inspection23/01/2018
Ungraded inspection publication date06/03/2018
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspection1
Inspection number of latest graded inspectionITS405873
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date22/11/2012
Publication date14/12/2012
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of latest graded inspection119616
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8883677
School name at time of latest graded inspectionBishop Martin Church of England Primary School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionVoluntary Aided School
Current school type used for chart C6Academy Converter
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?N/A
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS339483
Previous inspection start date09/11/2010
Previous publication date01/12/2010
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of previous graded inspection119616
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8883677
School name at time of previous graded inspectionBishop Martin Church of England Primary School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionVoluntary Aided School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionRequires Improvement
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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