School profile

Little Digmoor Primary School

Primary · Community school · Skelmersdale, WN8 9NF

Requires improvement

Map showing Little Digmoor Primary School

Schools
Numbers on map: pupil ages
Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#14,531 of 15,057

Worse than 96% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Little Digmoor Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 1 Oct 2024

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Early years
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages3 to 11
Pupils138
GenderMixed
Head teacherMs Karen Houldsworth
Local authorityLancashire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 119297.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolLancashireEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths32%, worse than England, worse than Lancashire60%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and mathsScore of 110 or more in reading and maths, greater depth in writing.5%, worse than England, similar to Lancashire7%8%
Average reading scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.103, worse than England, worse than Lancashire105106
Average maths scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.103, worse than England, similar to Lancashire104105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.105, similar to England, similar to Lancashire105105
Expected standard in reading73%, similar to England, similar to Lancashire74%76%
Expected standard in writing32%, worse than England, worse than Lancashire71%73%
Expected standard in maths64%, worse than England, worse than Lancashire74%75%
Pupils taking tests22--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils138
Girls70
Boys68
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.59.4%
First language not English34.1%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.140
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.121
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.13.6%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.30
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.4
Average class size17.3

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
62.3%
Other White
16.7%
Other mixed
6.5%
African
5.1%
Other Asian
3.6%
Other Black
3.6%
White and Asian
1.4%
Other ethnic group
0.7%
Irish
0%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher23
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.9.7
Teachers (FTE)6
Teaching assistants (FTE)7.77
Support staff (FTE)11.03
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/258.6
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/256
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/252.6

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.13
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.34
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.13
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.13
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolLancashireEngland
Overall absence8.7%, worse than England, worse than Lancashire5.1%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.30.4%, worse than England, worse than Lancashire13%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.1.8%, worse than England, worse than Lancashire1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate4.6%
Pupils with one or more suspensions3.9%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Little Digmoor Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.4 miPrimarySt Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
0.5 miPrimaryBishop Martin Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.5 miPrimaryDelph Side Community Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.7 miPrimaryHillside Community Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.8 miPrimaryMoorside Community Primary Academy SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.9 miPrimaryHolland Moor Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.0 miPrimarySt John's Catholic Primary School, SkelmersdaleVoluntary aided school
Good
1.1 miPrimarySt Edmund's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
1.3 miPrimaryWoodland Community Primary SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement
1.3 miPrimaryCrawford Village Primary SchoolCommunity school
Outstanding

Frequently asked questions about Little Digmoor Primary School

What is Little Digmoor Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Little Digmoor Primary School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 1 Oct 2024. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Little Digmoor Primary School rank in England?

Little Digmoor Primary School ranks 14,531 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 96% of schools).

What are Little Digmoor Primary School's SATs results?

In 2024/25, 32% of pupils at Little Digmoor Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 63%).

How hard is it to get into Little Digmoor Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Little Digmoor Primary School made 13 offers from 34 applications (2.6 per offer), and 13 of 13 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Little Digmoor Primary School?

Little Digmoor Primary School has 138 pupils aged 3 to 11.

What is the capacity of Little Digmoor Primary School?

Little Digmoor Primary School had 140 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Little Digmoor Primary School?

At Little Digmoor Primary School, the average class had 17.3 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 23 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Little Digmoor Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Little Digmoor Primary School missed 8.7% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 30.4% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.