Ormskirk Lathom Park Church of England Primary School, Ormskirk

Ofsted's report card from its 12 May 2026 inspection grades Ormskirk Lathom Park Church of England Primary School on 7 areas: 3 expected standard and 4 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Attendance is broadly in line with expectations."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Inclusion is at the heart of leaders' work."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have established a personal development programme that brings together the personal, social and health education (PSHE) curriculum and a range of experiences to help prepare pupils for life in modern Britain."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Attainment is below the national average in reading, writing and mathematics, including for disadvantaged pupils when compared to their peers nationally."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "While leaders identify suitable priorities in curriculum and teaching, improvement actions are not implemented swiftly enough to secure consistently high outcomes."

Early years - Needs attention. "Leadership of the early years is new and senior leaders do not yet oversee it closely enough, which slows improvement."

Leadership and governance - Needs attention. "Leaders understand the school's strengths and have identified appropriate priorities for improvement."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that the phonics programme and teaching are effective so that pupils at the earlier stages of reading achieve consistently well"; "Leaders should ensure that assessment information is used effectively to identify and address gaps from prior learning, so that pupils achieve well in all subjects"; "Leaders should improve attainment at the end of key stage 2 in reading, writing and mathematics, so that all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who are disadvantaged, are well prepared for secondary school"; "Leaders should ensure that staff receive the training that they need so that teaching is consistently effective across the school, including in the early teaching of writing and mathematics for younger pupils"; "Leaders should continue to take action to secure improvements in pupils' attendance so that they attend in line with national benchmarks".

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £3.20 per session.

The school day runs from 8:45am to 3:15pm.

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils at Ormskirk Lathom Park Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 50% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Lancashire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 29% in reading and 14% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 10 families put Ormskirk Lathom Park Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 21 named it as one of their preferences, for 10 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Ormskirk Lathom Park Church of England Primary School are St John's Catholic Primary School, Burscough (0.9 miles, Good, 58% reading, 67% maths); Burscough Lordsgate Township Church of England Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 69% reading, 75% maths); Burscough Village Primary School (1.5 miles, Good, 90% reading, 86% maths); and Burscough Bridge St John's Church of England Primary School (1.5 miles, Good, 64% reading, 64% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Ormskirk Lathom Park Church of England Primary School.

10.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 1.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 25 pupils (31.6%) received SEN support and 2 (2.5%) 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.

Ormskirk Lathom Park Church of England Primary School had 5 teachers in 2026, one for every 10 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Burscough Junction Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

In August 2026, police recorded 7 crimes within a mile of the school, most often other theft, vehicle crime and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Lancashire (109).

Ormskirk Lathom Park Church of England Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.