Ormskirk School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Ormskirk · L39 2AT · Lancashire
Ages 11–18
- Att845.9
- P8-0.2
- EM5+52%
- Absence11.9%
2.5 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: GoodURN 146282
Burscough Priory Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ormskirk · L40 7RZ
Ages 11–16 · 729 pupils · Lancashire
Ofsted
Good
Attainment 8
47.2
Overall absence
10.6%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2022-11-22
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8+0.23
−20+2
Attainment 847.2
English & maths grade 5+51%
English & maths grade 4+69%
EBacc entry16%
EBacc APS: 4.1
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence10.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)31.0%
Unauthorised2.7%
- Authorised absence
- 7.9%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 5.1%
- Enrolments in measure
- 723
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill95%
729 pupils · 770 places
- Pupils on roll
- 729
- Boys / girls
- 352 / 377
- School capacity
- 770
- Capacity fill
- 729 / 770 (95%)
- Free school meals
- 15.7%
- FSM pupils
- 114
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: ENDEAVOUR LEARNING TRUST
- Academy trust
- ENDEAVOUR LEARNING TRUST
- Sponsor
- Endeavour Learning Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lucy MacLaren
Location
- Address
- Trevor Road, Burscough
- Postcode
- L40 7RZ
- Town
- Ormskirk
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- District
- West Lancashire
- Constituency
- West Lancashire
- Urban/rural
- Larger 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 academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Ormskirk, Lancashire, 729 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 15.7%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Burscough Bridge Methodist School
Ofsted: Expected standardVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Ormskirk · L40 0SG · Lancashire
Ages 5–11
- Absence5.5%
- FSM39.0%
0.1 miles away
Burscough Village Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Ormskirk · L40 4LB · Lancashire
Ages 3–11
- KS265%
- Absence4.9%
- FSM7.6%
0.3 miles away
Burscough Lordsgate Township Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Ormskirk · L40 7RS · Lancashire
Ages 5–11
- KS263%
- Absence4.6%
- FSM13.2%
0.3 miles away
Burscough Bridge St John's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Ormskirk · L40 4AE · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS252%
- Absence4.1%
- FSM14.1%
0.3 miles away
St John's Catholic Primary School, Burscough
Ofsted: GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Burscough · L40 7RA · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS255%
- Absence4.1%
- FSM24.5%
0.7 miles away
Ormskirk Lathom Park Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Needs attentionVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Ormskirk · L40 5UG · Lancashire
Ages 2–11
- KS214%
- Absence6.4%
- FSM10.1%
1.5 miles away
Ormskirk West End School
Ofsted: Some aspects not as strongCommunity school · Primary
Ormskirk · L39 1PA · Lancashire
Ages 5–11
- KS272%
- Absence6.6%
- FSM53.8%
2.4 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lucy MacLaren
- Telephone
- 01704893259