Delph Side Community Primary School, Skelmersdale

From the headteacher's welcome: "Delph Side is everything a primary school should be; fun, exciting, caring and forward thinking! My name is Liz Ormerod and I am proud to be the Headteacher of Delph Side Community Primary School."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am.

In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils at Delph Side Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 85% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Lancashire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (84% in reading, 77% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 33 families put Delph Side Community Primary School as their first choice and 84 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 7 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Delph Side Community Primary School are Hillside Community Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 65% reading, 70% maths); St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale (0.5 miles, Good, 84% reading, 80% maths); St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 30% reading, 20% maths); and Little Digmoor Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 73% reading, 64% maths).

Delph Side Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

45 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Delph Side Community Primary School (as of September 2025): 96% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 85% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (98%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (85%).

43.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 34 pupils (13.5%) received SEN support and 26 (10.4%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Delph Side Community Primary School has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 20 places, 14 pupils on roll.

Delph Side Community Primary School had 16 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Upholland Rail Station, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Grimshaw Road (by), 260 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Delph Side Community Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 212 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Lancashire (109), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Delph Side Community Primary School issued 14 suspensions, 6.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Delph Side Community Primary School are Lathom High School : A Technology College (1.4 miles), Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High School (1.4 miles) and Maharishi Free School (1.7 miles).