Schools near WN8 6QW
Primary and secondary schools serving WN8 6QW, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Neighbourhood
- Skelmersdale Ashurst
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,000 (2024)
WN8 6QWSkelmersdale
Schools near WN8 6QW
8 schools within 1 mile of WN8 6QW: 6 primary and 2 secondary. 88% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. They’re 94% full overall, and one has more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent12.5%
- Good75%
- Needs improvement12.5%
The nearest schools
- St James' Catholic Primary School, SkelmersdalePrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 229 pupils · 109% fullGood0.2 miles · February 2023
- Cobbs Brow SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 308 pupils · 96% fullExcellent0.4 miles · July 2014
- Maharishi Free SchoolAll-through · ages 4–16 · 229 pupils · 95% fullGood0.5 miles · October 2023
- Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 61 pupils · 73% fullGood0.6 miles · March 2023
- Lathom High School : A Technology CollegeSecondary · ages 11–16 · 806 pupils · 93% fullGood0.6 miles · June 2022
- Woodland Community Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 335 pupils · 96% fullNeeds improvement0.7 miles · May 2024
- Crow Orchard Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 121 pupils · 79% fullGood0.9 miles · February 2023
- St John's Catholic Primary School, SkelmersdalePrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 196 pupils · 93% fullGood1 mile · July 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.