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Brookfield Park Primary School

Community school · Skelmersdale · WN8 8EH

Ages 2–11 · 153 pupils · Lancashire

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Ofsted

Urgent improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

55%

Overall absence

7.4%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Urgent improvement

Inspection date

2026-05-06

Category of concern

Special measures

  • AchievementUrgent improvement
  • Curriculum and teachingUrgent improvement
  • InclusionNeeds attention
  • Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceUrgent improvement

Safeguarding standards: Met

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)55%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence7.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)22.2%
Unauthorised1.5%
Authorised absence
5.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
144

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 fill74%

153 pupils · 207 places

Pupils on roll
153
Boys / girls
85 / 68
School capacity
207
Capacity fill
153 / 207 (74%)
Free school meals
38.6%
FSM pupils
59
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Sarah-Jane Whiteside

Location

Address
School Lane, Chapel House
Postcode
WN8 8EH
Town
Skelmersdale
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Lancashire
District
West Lancashire
Constituency
West Lancashire
Urban/rural
Urban: 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 community school (primary), Ages 2–11, in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, 153 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 38.6%.

Open schools in Skelmersdale
28
Primary schools in Skelmersdale
19
Academies among open schools in Skelmersdale
11% (3)
Open schools in WN8
32
Primary in WN8
24
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 SkelmersdaleNear WN8

  • Crow Orchard Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Skelmersdale · WN8 8QG · Lancashire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence7.7%
    • FSM31.1%

    0.6 miles away

  • St Edmund's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Skelmersdale · WN8 8NP · Lancashire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS214%
    • Absence11.0%
    • FSM57.7%

    0.7 miles away

  • Cobbs Brow School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Skelmersdale · WN8 6SU · Lancashire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS282%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM26.0%

    1.0 miles away

  • Woodland Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Community school · Primary

    Skelmersdale · WN8 6QH · Lancashire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS237%
    • Absence8.5%
    • FSM48.7%

    1.5 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Sarah-Jane Whiteside
Telephone
01695724042
Website
www.brookfieldparkprimary.co.uk

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