Overall Oxbridge
#471
1 ranked schools · +443 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
2
Offers
1
Offer rate50.0%
+27.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Ormskirk
A market town long celebrated for its gingerbread and weekly open-air market, Ormskirk anchors the West Lancashire plain midway between Liverpool and Preston. Around 24,000 people live in the town. Edge Hill University, founded in Ormskirk in 1933, gives the town a collegiate character that few Lancashire market towns share.
Aughton, to the southwest, is among the most sought-after villages in the area for primary and secondary school catchments, while the town itself draws families competing for school places from across West Lancashire. Merseyrail's Northern Line runs to Liverpool Central in around thirty-five minutes, with rail connections north to Preston. Lathom, Mawdesley, and Westhead extend the residential spread into the surrounding countryside.
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of which2sixth forms·19faith·1nurseries31 total
Area Performance
Ormskirk schools rank in the top 48% of England
Across 27 primary and secondary schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.34/10, -0.02 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
7% Elite
Distribution across all Ormskirk schools
EliteExcellentGoodDeveloping
Ormskirk vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 48%
Across all ranked Ormskirk schools
Top 48%Primaryavg #7,249 of 14,978
Top 49%Secondaryavg #1,893 of 3,861
Primary schools: 23 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.4/10
+0.05 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,249
+2 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 48% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
61%
-1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
8%
0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.4/10
+0.05 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,249
+2 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 48% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
61%
-1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
8%
0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 4 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.0/10
-0.40 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,893
+1 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 49% of 3,861
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
50.1
+11.0 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.0/10
-0.40 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,893
+1 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 49% of 3,861
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
50.1
+11.0 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Cambridge
#364
1 ranked schools · +409 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
2
Offers
1
Offer rate50.0%
+20.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
2026
Ormskirk
Top 3 Secondary Schools
2026
Ormskirk
1 Sixth Form
2026
Ormskirk
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