Schools in Ormskirk

Reviewed by the catchment.school editorial team · Last updated 15 March 2026

There are 31 schools in Ormskirk , Lancashire — including 22 primary schools and 3 secondary schools. Catchment area boundaries are set by Lancashire and reviewed annually — click a school below to view its admissions guidance.

Primary Schools in Ormskirk (22)

Ormskirk West End School

Primary · Community school

Ormskirk · L39 1PA

Ages 5–11 113 pupils Capacity 210

Aughton Town Green Primary School

Primary · Community school

Ormskirk · L39 6SF

Ages 5–11 313 pupils Capacity 350

Ormskirk Asmall Primary School

Primary · Community school

Ormskirk · L39 3PJ

Ages 4–11 144 pupils Capacity 150

Burscough Village Primary School

Primary · Community school

Ormskirk · L40 4LB

Ages 3–11 214 pupils Capacity 236

Aughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Ormskirk · L39 5AS

Ages 4–11 202 pupils Capacity 210

Ormskirk Lathom Park Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Ormskirk · L40 5UG

Ages 2–11 73 pupils Capacity 75

Ormskirk Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Ormskirk · L39 2DP

Ages 4–11 401 pupils Capacity 420

Burscough Bridge St John's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Ormskirk · L40 4AE

Ages 4–11 147 pupils Capacity 210

Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Ormskirk · L40 6HL

Ages 3–11 98 pupils Capacity 105

Bickerstaffe CofE Primary School and Nursery

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Ormskirk · L39 0EH

Ages 3–11 99 pupils Capacity 105

Aughton St Michael's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Ormskirk · L39 5DG

Ages 4–11 197 pupils Capacity 210

Burscough Bridge Methodist School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Ormskirk · L40 0SG

Ages 5–11 45 pupils Capacity 105

Holmeswood Methodist School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Ormskirk · L40 1UD

Ages 3–11 51 pupils Capacity 42

Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Ormskirk · L40 3SL

Ages 4–11 86 pupils Capacity 120

Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Ormskirk · L40 9RE

Ages 3–11 54 pupils Capacity 105

Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Ormskirk · L40 2QT

Ages 5–11 74 pupils Capacity 100

Downholland-Haskayne Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Ormskirk · L39 7HX

Ages 2–11 16 pupils Capacity 64

Halsall St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Ormskirk · L39 8RR

Ages 4–11 177 pupils Capacity 175

Burscough Lordsgate Township Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Ormskirk · L40 7RS

Ages 5–11 173 pupils Capacity 210

Rufford CofE School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Ormskirk · L40 1SN

Ages 4–11 122 pupils Capacity 140

Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Ormskirk · L39 3LQ

Ages 4–11 370 pupils Capacity 420

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Scarisbrick

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Ormskirk · L40 9QE

Ages 4–11 68 pupils Capacity 105

Secondary Schools in Ormskirk (3)

St Bede's Catholic High School

Secondary · Voluntary aided school

Ormskirk · L39 4TA

Ages 11–16 706 pupils Capacity 689

Burscough Priory Academy

Secondary · Academy sponsor led

Ormskirk · L40 7RZ

Ages 11–16 707 pupils Capacity 770

Ormskirk School

Secondary · Academy sponsor led

Ormskirk · L39 2AT

Ages 11–18 1212 pupils Capacity 1590

Other Schools in Ormskirk (6)

Moorgate Nursery School

Nursery · Local authority nursery school

Ormskirk · L39 4RY

Ages 3–5 37 pupils

Pontville School

Not applicable · Other independent special school

Ormskirk · L39 4TW

Ages 5–19 154 pupils Capacity 155

Edge Hill University

Not applicable · Higher education institutions

Ormskirk · L39 4QP

The Acorns School

Not applicable · Pupil referral unit

Ormskirk · L39 4QX

Ages 11–16 67 pupils

Maharishi Free School

Special · Free schools

Ormskirk · L40 6JJ

Ages 4–16 224 pupils Capacity 240

Rainbow Hub School

Not applicable · Other independent special school

Ormskirk · L40 2QX

Ages 4–16 7 pupils Capacity 32

Catchment area boundaries for schools in Ormskirk are set by Lancashire and updated each year. The "last distance offered" — how far the furthest successful applicant lived — changes annually based on the number of applications received.

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