Schools in L40
Primary and secondary schools serving L40, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 36,787 (2024)
Schools in L40
24 schools in L40: 18 primary, 3 secondary and 3 other, including 3 independent. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. They’re 90% full overall, and 4 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent16.7%
- Good70.8%
- Not rated12.5%
The largest schools here
- Scarisbrick Hall SchoolOther · ages 0–18 · Independent · 1,039 pupils · 109% fullNot rated3.2 miles
- Bishop Rawstorne Church of England AcademySecondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 958 pupils · 103% fullExcellent5.1 miles · January 2026
- Burscough Priory AcademySecondary · ages 11–16 · 729 pupils · 95% fullGood0.2 miles · November 2022
- Maharishi Free SchoolAll-through · ages 4–16 · 229 pupils · 95% fullGood3.3 miles · October 2023
- Burscough Village Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 223 pupils · 94% fullGood0.2 miles · February 2024
- Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 210 pupils · 100% fullExcellent5.0 miles · May 2024
- Burscough Lordsgate Township Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 190 pupils · 90% fullGood0.5 miles · March 2024
- Burscough Bridge St John's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 135 pupils · 64% fullGood0.2 miles · February 2023
- Rufford CofE SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 114 pupils · 81% fullGood2.4 miles · March 2024
- Newburgh Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 106 pupils · 82% fullExcellent2.6 miles · May 2024
- Bretherton Endowed Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 105 pupils · 100% fullGood5.5 miles · November 2023
- Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 105 pupils · 100% fullExcellent2.8 miles · November 2014
- St John's Catholic Primary School, BurscoughPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 94 pupils · 54% fullGood0.8 miles · February 2023
- Bickerstaffe CofE Primary School and NurseryPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 90 pupils · 86% fullGood5.0 miles · February 2024
- Ormskirk Lathom Park Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 79 pupils · 105% fullGood1.6 miles · May 2026
- Richard Durning's Endowed Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 77 pupils · 64% fullGood3.4 miles · July 2024
- Turning Point AcademyOther · ages 7–16 · Independent · 72 pupils · 90% fullNot rated2.9 miles
- Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 70 pupils · 70% fullGood3.5 miles · June 2021
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, ScarisbrickPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 56 pupils · 53% fullGood3.2 miles · February 2026
- Holmeswood Methodist SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 55 pupils · 131% fullGood3.0 miles · April 2026
- Burscough Bridge Methodist SchoolPrimary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 41 pupils · 39% fullGood154 yards · May 2026
- Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 40 pupils · 38% fullGood4.1 miles · January 2023
- St Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School, MawdesleyPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 35 pupils · 33% fullGood4.3 miles · May 2026
- Rainbow Hub SchoolOther · ages 4–16 · Independent · 12 pupils · 38% fullNot rated4.4 miles
Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.
Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.