Schools near WN8 6QU
Primary and secondary schools serving WN8 6QU, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Neighbourhood
- Skelmersdale Central
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,367 (2024)
WN8 6QUSkelmersdale
Schools near WN8 6QU
11 schools within 1 mile of WN8 6QU: 9 primary, 1 secondary and 1 other. 91% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. They’re 93% full overall, and 3 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent18.2%
- Good72.7%
- Needs improvement9.1%
The nearest schools
- Woodland Community Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 335 pupils · 96% fullNeeds improvement0.2 miles · May 2024
- St John's Catholic Primary School, SkelmersdalePrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 196 pupils · 93% fullGood0.4 miles · July 2022
- Cobbs Brow SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 308 pupils · 96% fullExcellent0.5 miles · July 2014
- St James' Catholic Primary School, SkelmersdalePrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 229 pupils · 109% fullGood0.6 miles · February 2023
- Elm Tree Community Primary SchoolOther · ages 4–11 · 150 pupils · 111% fullExcellent0.7 miles · November 2023
- Delph Side Community Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 251 pupils · 120% fullGood0.7 miles · January 2020
- Hillside Community Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 151 pupils · 72% fullGood0.8 miles · July 2024
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 82 pupils · 56% fullGood0.8 miles · April 2024
- Crow Orchard Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 121 pupils · 79% fullGood0.8 miles · February 2023
- Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 61 pupils · 73% fullGood0.9 miles · March 2023
- 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.