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Aughton Town Green Primary School, Ormskirk

Good
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 5–11

Aughton Town Green Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in Ormskirk. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 9th-highest of the 22 schools in Ormskirk with published results, and 3,408th of 14,452 across England. It was 90% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Good (2024)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Lancashire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Aughton Town Green Primary School in detail

Results

In 2025, 92% of Year 6 pupils at Aughton Town Green Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Lancashire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 86% in reading and 91% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at Aughton Town Green Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 26 families put Aughton Town Green Primary School as their first choice and 95 named it as one of their preferences, for 45 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Aughton Town Green Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Aughton Town Green Primary School are Aughton St Michael's Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 87% reading, 74% maths); Aughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (0.9 miles, Outstanding, 93% reading, 97% maths); Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 82% reading, 94% maths); and Ormskirk Asmall Primary School (2 miles, Good, 76% reading, 57% maths).

Aughton Town Green Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Aughton St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolAughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolOrmskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolOrmskirk Asmall Primary School

Who goes there

11.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 0.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (91%) and Mixed (5%).

In 2026, 23 pupils (7.3%) received SEN support and 5 (1.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Town Green Rail Station, about 430 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School (by), 50 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Aughton Town Green Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 18 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, vehicle crime and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Lancashire (109).

Suspensions and exclusions

Aughton Town Green Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Nick Huxley
Pupils:314
LA:Lancashire
Phone:01695423688
Address:Town Green Lane, Aughton, Ormskirk, L39 6SF
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 25 June 2024View full report
URN:119287
UKPRN:10077708
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:West Lancashire
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2024 inspection.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

11.8%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+6ppMaths-13ppWriting+7pp

Reading has improved from 86% to 92% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 91% to 78% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 77% to 84% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

28.5

Avg class size

26.0

Infant (KS1)

30.7

KS2

11

Total classes

3 classes with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Term dates

Aughton Town Green Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Lancashire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.

2026 to 2027

  • Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
  • Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
  • Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)

2027 to 2028

  • Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
  • Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
  • Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)

Source: Lancashire term dates

Getting There

Train Stations

Town Green Rail Station (entrance)
434m · 7 min walk
Aughton Park Rail Station (entrance)
993m · 16 min walk

Bus Stops

Primary School (by)
50m · 1 min walk
Parrs Lane (by)
98m · 2 min walk
Whalley Drive (opp)
179m · 3 min walk
Railway Station (opp)
456m · 7 min walk
Village Hall (by)
500m · 8 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
3
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Children hurt
0

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight.

No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.

1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Lancashire is 12 (the median across 707 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Aughton Town Green Primary School

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

90%

Near capacity

315 pupils

350 places

35 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Ormskirk

Low pressure
New homes approved:1,124
Projected new pupils:281

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Ormskirk

Across Lancashire council

Low demand council-wide0.79 applications per place

Places available

15,442

Applications

12,122

Got 1st preference

91.3%

Got preferred school

98.3%

All primary applications across Lancashire council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(6)

25 June 2024
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
6 March 2019
3 December 2014
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

23

SEN Support

5

EHC Plans

8.9%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Specific Learning Difficulty13
Speech, Language & Communication5
Social, Emotional & Mental Health4
Moderate Learning Difficulty3
Autistic Spectrum Disorder2
Hearing Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
91.4%
Black
1.3%
Mixed
5.4%
Unclassified
1.3%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals11.8%
English as Additional Language0.6%

314

Total Pupils

162

Boys

152

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

16

Teachers

19.6:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£51,975

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,047

Per pupil

£1720k

Total funding

£47k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£69,850
EAL funding£677
Lump sum£145,100

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.7%

Overall absence

15.3%

Persistent absence

287

Enrolments

Authorised3.9%
Unauthorised1.8%
Persistent (10%+)15.3%
Severe (50%+)0.3%

Absence trend

3.3%
18/19
2.6%
20/21
6.5%
21/22
4.9%
22/23
5.6%
23/24
5.7%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Aughton Town Green Primary School

What are SATs results like at Aughton Town Green Primary School?

Of the pupils at Aughton Town Green Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 92% reached the expected standard in reading and 78% did so in maths.

What is Aughton Town Green Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Aughton Town Green Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2024.

What is the catchment area for Aughton Town Green Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Aughton Town Green Primary School is oversubscribed, Lancashire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Aughton Town Green Primary School?

Aughton Town Green Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 90% of its 350 places.

How big are the classes at Aughton Town Green Primary School?

Classes at Aughton Town Green Primary School average 28.5 pupils (2025/26). 3 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to Aughton Town Green Primary School?

Aughton Town Green Primary School has around 314 pupils on roll. 12% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Aughton Town Green Primary School?

5.7% of sessions were missed at Aughton Town Green Primary School in 2024/25. 15.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Aughton Town Green Primary School?

Apply through Lancashire's coordinated admissions process, naming Aughton Town Green Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

What are Aughton Town Green Primary School's term dates?

Aughton Town Green Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Lancashire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).

How many road collisions happen near Aughton Town Green Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Lancashire is 12 (the median across 707 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Aughton Town Green Primary School?

Aughton Town Green Primary School is at Town Green Lane, Aughton, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 6SF.

Sources: Lancashire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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