School admissions in Ormskirk
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 9 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Ormskirk in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 23 schools in Ormskirk first 505 times for 491 places: 1.03 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Lancashire authority's 472 schools. 8 of the 23 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 6 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.30 miles (Aughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School) to 11.78 miles (Maharishi Free School).
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 3 schools in Ormskirk first 495 times for 511 places: 0.97 first choices per place, against 1.01 across the Lancashire authority's 80 schools. One of the 3 had more first choices than places.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
23 schools. 8 received more first preferences than they had places.
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
3 schools. 1 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places |
|---|---|---|
| St Bede's Catholic High School | 1.32 | 133 |
| Ormskirk School | 0.85 | 248 |
| Burscough Priory Academy | 0.83 | 130 |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.