Best Primary schools in West Lancashire
These rankings cover primary schools in the district of West Lancashire based on the most recent graded Ofsted inspections. We order by headline grade first, then by publication date; ties are broken using “Quality of education” (where available), then contextual signals.
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
Summary
These rankings use each school’s latest graded Ofsted inspection. Ungraded visits do not replace the most recent graded judgement.
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1.Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, ParboldPrimary • Voluntary aided school • Wigan • WN8 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Jun 2024 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Outstanding -
2.Newburgh Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary • Voluntary aided school • Wigan • WN8 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Jun 2024 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Outstanding -
3.Aughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary • Voluntary controlled school • Ormskirk • L39 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Jun 2024 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Outstanding -
4.Parbold Douglas Church of England AcademyPrimary • Academy converter • Nr Wigan • WN8 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Dec 2023 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Outstanding -
5.Crawford Village Primary SchoolPrimary • Community school • Skelmersdale • WN8 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Jun 2016 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Outstanding -
6.Halsall St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary • Voluntary aided school • Ormskirk • L39 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Mar 2015 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Outstanding -
7.Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary • Voluntary controlled school • Ormskirk • L40 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Dec 2014 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Outstanding -
8.Cobbs Brow SchoolPrimary • Community school • Skelmersdale • WN8 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Jul 2014 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Outstanding -
9.Hillside Community Primary SchoolPrimary • Community school • Skelmersdale • WN8 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Sep 2024 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
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10.Richard Durning's Endowed Primary SchoolPrimary • Voluntary controlled school • Ormskirk • L40 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Sep 2024 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Good
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade orders: Outstanding (1), then Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- We may consider contextual signals (e.g., %FSM, roll size) to break remaining ties.
Ungraded visits don’t replace the last graded judgement.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1) — highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2) — consistently meets standards.
- Requires improvement (3) — not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4) — significant weaknesses found.
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