Pontville School
Pontville School is an independent special school in Ormskirk for boys and girls aged 5 to 19. It has 121 pupils and room for 155.
Black Moss Lane, Ormskirk, L39 4TW01695 578734witherslackgroup.co.uk/pontville-schoolMrs Hayley Dorian headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
22 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 22 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 12.9 | 18.4 | 10.9 | 17.5 | 15.3 | 16.5 | 46.0 | 46.8 |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 0% | 10% | 11% | 24% | 21% | 0% | 44% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 9% | 31% | 11% | 29% | 21% | 20% | 65% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 1.17 | 1.48 | 0.91 | 1.49 | 1.21 | 1.41 | 4.04 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 35% | 41% |
Subjects
Results came out for 4 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.
The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.
Every subject against England, 2025
| Subject | Entries | Grades 9 to 7 | Grades 9 to 5 | Grades 9 to 4 | England 9 to 5 | Rank in England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 12 | 0% | 8% | 42% | 53% | – |
| English Language | 12 | 0% | 17% | 25% | 54% | – |
| Combined Science | 12 | 0% | 0% | 17% | 36% | – |
| English Literature | 9 | 0% | 0% | 11% | 58% | – |
In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.
A level and sixth-form results, 2023
20 students finished sixth-form courses.
All sixth-form measures, year by year
| Measure | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Students | 20 |
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. None of the gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At GCSE, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Grammar school. This is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Lancashire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 121 | 154 | 155 | 141 | 132 | 138 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
What pupils do next
After sixth form
Where the 7 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Bede's Catholic High School | Roman Catholic | 370 m | 709 | No overall grade 2024 | 82 | Compare |
| Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 560 m | 363 | Good 2019 | 69 | Compare |
| Aughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Church of England | 620 m | 203 | Outstanding 2024 | 99 | Compare |
| Moorgate Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 710 m | 32 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| Turning Point Academy | Independent | 0.8 miles | 72 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| The Acorns School | Pupil referral unit | 0.8 miles | 74 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| Edge Hill University | Higher education institutions | 0.9 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Aughton St Michael's Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 0.9 miles | 204 | Good 2024 | 62 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Pontville School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Pontville School yet.
How good are Pontville School's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 0% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 12.9, against 46.8 for England.
How many pupils does Pontville School have?
121 pupils aged 5 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 155 places, so it is 78% full.
Does Pontville School have an entrance exam?
Yes. It is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test, usually sat in September of Year 6. Check the school's admissions page for the test dates and the pass mark.
Does Pontville School have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Black Moss Lane, Ormskirk, L39 4TW
- Telephone
- 01695 578734
- Website
- www.witherslackgroup.co.uk/pontville-school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hayley Dorian
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward
- Ormskirk East
- Constituency
- West Lancashire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 19 November 2001
- URN
- 133540 · LAESTAB 8886050 · UKPRN 10017096
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.