St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale

Voluntary aided schoolPrimaryAges 2–11MixedRoman Catholic

Ashurst Road, Ashurst, Skelmersdale, WN8 6TN

Headteacher · Mrs Angela Blacoe

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 30 June 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils229Capacity 210

OfstedGoodInspected 22 February 2023

Free school meals16.6%

Good

Graded inspection on 22 February 2023.

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Reception applications close 15 January 2027

For September 2027. Apply through Lancashire council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.

29 of the 38 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered29

Applications80

First choice38

First-choice offers29

Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.

Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).