Schools near WN8 6GX
Primary and secondary schools serving WN8 6GX, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Neighbourhood
- Skelmersdale Ashurst
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,963 (2024)
WN8 6GXSkelmersdale
Schools near WN8 6GX
6 schools within 1 mile of WN8 6GX: 4 primary and 2 secondary. 83% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. They’re 95% full overall, and one has more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent16.7%
- Good66.7%
- Needs improvement16.7%
The nearest schools
- St James' Catholic Primary School, SkelmersdalePrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 229 pupils · 109% fullGood0.1 miles · February 2023
- Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 61 pupils · 73% fullGood0.4 miles · March 2023
- Maharishi Free SchoolAll-through · ages 4–16 · 229 pupils · 95% fullGood0.5 miles · October 2023
- Cobbs Brow SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 308 pupils · 96% fullExcellent0.6 miles · July 2014
- Woodland Community Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 335 pupils · 96% fullNeeds improvement0.7 miles · May 2024
- Lathom High School : A Technology CollegeSecondary · ages 11–16 · 806 pupils · 93% fullGood0.9 miles · June 2022
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.