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Bickerstaffe CofE Primary School and Nursery

Voluntary controlled school · Ormskirk · L39 0EH

Ages 3–11 · 90 pupils · Lancashire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

56%

Overall absence

7.6%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-02-21

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)56%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
109.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)25.9%
Unauthorised2.6%
Authorised absence
5.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.2%
Enrolments in measure
85

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill86%

90 pupils · 105 places

Pupils on roll
90
Boys / girls
41 / 49
School capacity
105
Capacity fill
90 / 105 (86%)
Free school meals
30%
FSM pupils
27
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Liverpool
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mrs Kirstin Carlin

Location

Address
Hall Lane, Bickerstaffe
Postcode
L39 0EH
Town
Ormskirk
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Lancashire
District
West Lancashire
Constituency
West Lancashire
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Ormskirk, Lancashire, 90 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 30%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Liverpool.

Open schools in Ormskirk
31
Primary schools in Ormskirk
22
Academies among open schools in Ormskirk
6% (2)
Open schools in L39
17
Primary in L39
10
Open schools in Lancashire LA
709
Primary in Lancashire LA
483

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in OrmskirkNear L39

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Kirstin Carlin
Telephone
01695722957
Website
http://www.bickerstaffe.lancsngfl.ac.uk/

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