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Aughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Mixed · Lancashire

Long Lane, Ormskirk, L39 5AS

Website 01695421391

93

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Outstanding

Graded 30/04/2024

Application demand

68%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

97.0%

0.6% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

203

Capacity used

Nearly full

97%

210 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

68%

1st preference success rate

30 of 44 families who put it first got an offer

30

Places offered

110

Total applications

3.7

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference4430● 68%
2nd preference350● 0%
3rd preference310● 0%
Total1103027%

1st preference success by year

68%
2020
71%
2021
100%
2022
71%
2023
75%
2024
68%
2025

Lancashire lets families list 3 preferences. 7 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
David Kennedy
Address
Long Lane, Aughton, Ormskirk, L39 5AS
Phone
01695421391
Local authority
Lancashire
Ward / constituency
Aughton & Holborn · West Lancashire
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
119370

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals3%——
English as additional language1%——
SEN support11%——
54% boys (110)46% girls (93)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

203 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    30 April 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Outstanding overall effectiveness
    Early yearsOutstanding
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationOutstanding
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 172 pupils

Attendance

97.0%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

3.0%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

0.6%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.0%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

2%
20/21
15%
21/22
6%
22/23
2%
23/24
1%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths93%——
Higher standard32%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard87%
+25% vs England
Higher standard27%
+19% vs England

Reading

Expected standard93%
+18% vs England
Higher standard53%
+20% vs England
Average score109
+3 vs England

Writing

Expected standard90%
+18% vs England
Greater depth33%
+20% vs England

Maths

Expected standard97%
+23% vs England
Higher standard60%
+34% vs England
Average score111
+6 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard93%
+20% vs England
Higher standard57%
+27% vs England
Average score110
+5 vs England

Science

Expected standard97%
+15% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

872019802023932024872025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)87%61%
Higher standard27%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Lancashire council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.