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Bickerstaffe CofE Primary School and Nursery

Primary school in Ormskirk, Lancashire. Good (Feb 2024).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 21 February 2024, report published 24 April 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsOutstanding
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around February 2028

The last inspection was in February 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

  1. 1.9 milesSt Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale

    Primary, Skelmersdale, Lancashire

    No overall grade. Quality of education good (Sep 2024)

  2. 2.2 milesBrookfield Park Primary School

    Primary, Skelmersdale, Lancashire

    Report card, May 2026: 2 expected, 2 needs attention, 3 urgent improvement Special measures

  3. 2.2 milesWesthead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School

    Primary, Ormskirk, Lancashire

    No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Feb 2025)

  4. 2.4 milesTrinity Church of England/Methodist School

    Primary, Skelmersdale, Lancashire

    Standards maintained (Nov 2024)

  5. 2.6 milesSt Edmund's Catholic Primary School

    Primary, Skelmersdale, Lancashire

    Good (Apr 2024)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.