Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School, Ormskirk
Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Ormskirk. It has a Christian religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 12th-highest of the 22 schools in Ormskirk with published results, and 8,057th of 14,452 across England. It was 72% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
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
Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School in detail
Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "It is by visiting our school that you truly experience the warm, nurturing environment that we offer our children. We strongly believe that children are at the heart of all we do. The starting point for our teaching and plans is based on the children's needs, questions and interests. Our children help drive our curriculum."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include cricket, basketball, multi-sports, cross-country, dance, choir, eco club, sewing and forest school.
The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils at Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 63% 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 71% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 9 families put Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School as their first choice and 29 named it as one of their preferences, for 9 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School are St Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley (1.2 miles, Requires improvement, 73% reading, 82% maths); Parbold Douglas Church of England Academy (1.2 miles, Outstanding, 94% reading, 87% maths); Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 100% reading, 100% maths); and Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold (1.4 miles, Outstanding, 100% reading, 100% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School.
St Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School, MawdesleyParbold Douglas Church of England AcademyMawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolOur Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold
Who goes there
2.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 0% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (84%) and Mixed (12%).
In 2026, 11 pupils (14.3%) received SEN support and 1 (1.3%) 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 moderate learning difficulty.
Staffing
Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School had 7 teachers in 2026, one for every 11 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Parbold Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Farmers Arms (outside), 30 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 1 crime within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Lancashire (109).
Suspensions and exclusions
Richard Durning's Endowed 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; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Richard Durning's aptly describes itself as 'a small school with a big heart'. It has a strong sense of family and community. Staff understand and nurture their pupils' individual personalities. The school provides pupils with high levels of love and care. Pupils value the way that they all get along together and know each other well. They feel happy and secure.
Pupils have an abundance of opportunities to pursue their wider interests, be they academic, creative or sporting. A few of these many opportunities include individual and team mathematics competitions, poetry competitions and numerous sporting events. Extra-curricular clubs are plentiful and run throughout the school day. These include rounders club at lunchtime and after-school clubs such as geography, art and craft, and singing clubs. Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), consistently benefit from this rich offer. Pupils also have a wide range of opportunities to take on meaningful responsibilities around the school, such as being buddies for the children in the Nursery class and school council roles.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The way that the school caters for pupils' personal development is exceptional. It is at the front and centre of all that the school does. The school has built strong connections to its local community. For example, pupils recently manned the school's summer fair stalls and performed at the village fair. They also visit local farms to bring their learning about animals and agriculture to life. Pupils develop a secure knowledge of the fundamental British values. They explicitly discuss them every week during their assemblies. The school's 'curriculum drivers' further reinforce important themes and values, such as respect, tolerance and independence. They develop a secure knowledge of how to look after their own mental and physical well-being.
The school has constructed an ambitious curriculum which is broad and balanced. In national curriculum subjects, the school has broken down curriculum content clearly, and into a logical order, across key stages 1 and 2. This helps staff to deliver new learning in a coherent way. It also helps staff to design suitable learning activities that support pupils to acquire key knowledge. As a result, pupils achieve well across the curriculum.
From Ofsted's July 2024 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its July 2024 inspection.
Rated Outstanding for
Personal development.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management, Early years.
About
Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School is Voluntary controlled school for 3-11 year olds in Bispham Green in Lancashire in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1692, when Richard Durning left £100 in his will for a school.
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At a Glance
2.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 88% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 71% to 63% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 88% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
21.5
Avg class size
2
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School
Term dates
Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School is a voluntary controlled 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)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School is in Lancashire; for families living there:
- Lancashire's school travel policy: school transport policies
- How to apply: Apply for free home to school transport assistance
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.
0 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.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
72%
Available places
76 pupils
105 places
29 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Ormskirk
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Ormskirk
Across Lancashire council
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(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
11
SEN Support
1
EHC Plans
15.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
77
Total Pupils
40
Boys
37
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
7
Teachers
11.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£47,862
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,311
Per pupil
£535k
Total funding
£3k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.9%
Overall absence
7.1%
Persistent absence
70
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School
What are SATs results like at Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School?
Of the pupils at Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 88% reached the expected standard in reading and 63% did so in maths.
What is Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in July 2024. At its previous graded inspection in 2013 it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Richard Durning's Endowed 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 Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School?
Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 72% of its 105 places.
How big are the classes at Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School?
Classes at Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School average 21.5 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School?
Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School has around 77 pupils on roll. 3% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School?
3.9% of sessions were missed at Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School in 2024/25. 7.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School?
Apply through Lancashire's coordinated admissions process, naming Richard Durning's Endowed 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 Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School's term dates?
Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School is a voluntary controlled 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 Richard Durning's Endowed 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. 0 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 Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School?
Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School is at Chorley Road, Bispham, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L40 3SL.
Sources: Lancashire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)