# Alternatives to St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale, for comparison

1.31 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Wigan](/school/119493/dalton-st-michael-s-church-of-england-primary-school) | 0.4 mi north-east | 1.07 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Cobbs Brow School, Skelmersdale](/school/119329/cobbs-brow-school) | 0.5 mi south-west | 1.00 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [Woodland Community Primary School, Skelmersdale](/school/134599/woodland-community-primary-school) | 0.6 mi south | 0.89 | 2026 | Requires improvement | no | not recorded |
| [St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale, Skelmersdale](/school/119586/st-john-s-catholic-primary-school-skelmersdale) | 0.9 mi south | 0.87 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |
| [Crow Orchard Primary School, Skelmersdale](/school/119334/crow-orchard-primary-school) | 1.0 mi south-west | 0.94 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |
| [St Edmund's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale](/school/119592/st-edmund-s-catholic-primary-school) | 1.1 mi south-west | - | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

Full page: https://www.schoolrecord.co.uk/school/119588/st-james-catholic-primary-school-skelmersdale/alternatives
The school this compares against: /school/119588/st-james-catholic-primary-school-skelmersdale