St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale

General Information

Address: Sandy Lane, Skelmersdale, WN8 8LQ
Phone: 01695722346
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs J Jackson
Age range: 3-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Number of pupils: 230
School capacity: 210
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 59
% eligible for free school meals: 27.2%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.1%
Persistently absent pupils: 17.9%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 6.5%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 5.7%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 10 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 4 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 7 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils
Vision impairment: 1 pupil
Physical disability: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £6,986 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #39 of 56 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#37Burscough Bridge St John's Church of England Primary School£7,169
#38Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy£7,112
#39St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale£6,986
#40Burscough Village Primary School£6,787
#41Holland Moor Primary School£6,774

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Downholland-Haskayne Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School£29,392
#2Upholland Roby Mill CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School£16,375
#3Wrightington Mossy Lea Primary School£13,808
#4Holmeswood Methodist School£11,071
#5St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Scarisbrick£10,450
#6Burscough Bridge Methodist School£10,215
#7St Edmund's Catholic Primary School£10,098
#8Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary School£9,684
#9Parbold Douglas Church of England Academy£9,594
#10St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School£9,569
#11Ormskirk Lathom Park Church of England Primary School£9,441
#12Hillside Community Primary School£9,365
#13Bickerstaffe CofE Primary School and Nursery£9,104
#14Banks Methodist School£8,867
#15Delph Side Community Primary School£8,857
#16Tarleton Mere Brow Church of England Primary School£8,841
#17Ormskirk West End School£8,724
#18Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School£8,717
#19St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wrightington£8,594
#20Brookfield Park Primary School£8,502
#21Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School£8,451
#22St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale£8,398
#23St John's Catholic Primary School, Burscough£8,389
#24Crawford Village Primary School£8,042
#25Crow Orchard Primary School£8,040
#26Woodland Community Primary School£7,926
#27Trinity Church of England/Methodist School£7,795
#28Newburgh Church of England Primary School£7,793
#29Maharishi Free School£7,754
#30Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold£7,721
#31Rufford CofE School£7,675
#32Little Digmoor Primary School£7,613
#33Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School£7,477
#34Moorside Community Primary Academy School£7,392
#35Ormskirk Church of England Primary School£7,332
#36Ormskirk Asmall Primary School£7,236
#37Burscough Bridge St John's Church of England Primary School£7,169
#38Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy£7,112
#39St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale£6,986
#40Burscough Village Primary School£6,787
#41Holland Moor Primary School£6,774
#42Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School£6,767
#43St Thomas the Martyr Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School£6,705
#44Banks St Stephen's CofE School£6,580
#45Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School£6,468
#46Cobbs Brow School£6,378
#47Aughton St Michael's Church of England Primary School£6,372
#48St Teresa's Catholic Primary School£6,350
#49Tarleton Community Primary School£6,232
#50Tarleton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School£6,217
#51Burscough Lordsgate Township Church of England Primary School£6,208
#52Halsall St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School£6,194
#53Hesketh-With-Becconsall All Saints CofE School£6,124
#54St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale£6,078
#55Aughton Town Green Primary School£5,851
#56Aughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£5,662

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