Schools near WN8 6PY
Primary and secondary schools serving WN8 6PY, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Neighbourhood
- Skelmersdale Central
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,566 (2024)
WN8 6PYSkelmersdale
Schools near WN8 6PY
9 schools within 1 mile of WN8 6PY: 8 primary, 0 secondary and 1 other. 89% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. They’re 89% full overall, and 3 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent22.2%
- Good66.7%
- Needs improvement11.1%
The nearest schools
- St John's Catholic Primary School, SkelmersdalePrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 196 pupils · 93% fullGood0.2 miles · July 2022
- Woodland Community Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 335 pupils · 96% fullNeeds improvement0.2 miles · May 2024
- Elm Tree Community Primary SchoolOther · ages 4–11 · 150 pupils · 111% fullExcellent0.3 miles · November 2023
- Hillside Community Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 151 pupils · 72% fullGood0.5 miles · July 2024
- Delph Side Community Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 251 pupils · 120% fullGood0.6 miles · January 2020
- St James' Catholic Primary School, SkelmersdalePrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 229 pupils · 109% fullGood0.8 miles · February 2023
- Cobbs Brow SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 308 pupils · 96% fullExcellent0.9 miles · July 2014
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 145 pupils · 44% fullGood0.9 miles · January 2015
- Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 61 pupils · 73% fullGood1 mile · March 2023
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.