SCHOOL PROFILE

Ormskirk School: data, trends and context

Ormskirk School is a secondary school in Lancashire. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
148254
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Status
Open
Local authority
Lancashire
Region
North West
Trust
ENDEAVOUR LEARNING TRUST
Postcode
L39 2AT
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
None
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
1,169
FSM eligible
21.6%
EAL / First language other than English
6.9%
SEND (total)
18.5%
SEN Support
15.8%
EHCP
2.7%
White British
87.8%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
88.2%
Overall absence
11.8%
Persistent absence
33.4%
Severe absence
6.4%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
LancashireLocal authority91.5%8.5%2.8%
North WestRegion91.2%8.8%3.8%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
38.2%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
10.5%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.50%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
42.4
English & maths grade 5+
40.1%
English & maths grade 4+
60.8%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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Ormskirk School is a secondary school in Lancashire. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.