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Scarisbrick Hall School

Independent · ages 0-18MixedIndependent1,039 pupilsSixth formNurseryLancashire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths0%England 46%
PlacesFull1,039 pupils, 950 places
Average A level gradeC+2024/25
Pupils on roll1,039Census January 2024

Scarisbrick Hall School is an independent school in for boys and girls aged 0 to 18. It has 1,039 pupils, 89 more than it has places for.

Southport Road, Ormskirk, L40 9RQ01704 841151scarisbrickhallschool.co.ukMr Jeffrey Shaw headmasterAll details

Inspection

This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

70 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

Average GCSE score32.0
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths0%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths0%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Trend
Average GCSE score
2018 to 2025
2018: 28.428.420182019: 21.821.820192022: 39.339.320222023: 32.832.820232024: 36.336.320242025: 32.032.02025
Since 2018: +3.6
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018LancashireEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 11707369634642
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 832.036.332.839.321.828.446.046.8
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths0%0%0%0%0%0%44%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths0%0%0%0%0%0%65%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score2.422.672.523.121.191.794.044.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry0%0%0%0%0%0%35%41%

Subjects

Results came out for 16 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.

Strongest subjects

History100%grades 9 to 5, England 52%
Geography79%grades 9 to 5, England 51%
Business76%grades 9 to 5, England 51%
Art and Design78%grades 9 to 5, England 58%

Subjects that did worse than the England average: Spanish (40% here, 54% across England), Combined Science (24% here, 36% across England).

What is taught hereOffers triple science, computer science, classics.
LanguagesSpanish20

The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.

Every subject against England, 2025
69%England 58%
Physics43 entries
81%England 82%
Biology42 entries
79%England 82%
Chemistry41 entries
73%England 81%
Art and Design36 entries
78%England 58%
Business29 entries
76%England 51%
24%England 36%
67%England 56%
Spanish20 entries
40%England 54%
History19 entries
100%England 52%
Geography19 entries
79%England 51%
SubjectEntriesGrades 9 to 7Grades 9 to 5Grades 9 to 4England 9 to 5Rank in England
English Literature5120%69%82%58%
Physics4333%81%88%82%
Biology4236%79%91%82%
Chemistry4134%73%90%81%
Art and Design3631%78%97%58%
Business2924%76%93%51%
Combined Science250%24%52%36%
Physical Education2129%67%86%56%
Spanish2020%40%65%54%
History1958%100%100%52%
Geography1947%79%90%51%
Food Preparation & Nutrition813%88%88%52%
Social Studies838%75%88%54%
Dance729%57%86%58%
Computer Science757%100%100%56%
Classical Civilisation60%67%83%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, 2025

33 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeC+34.5 points per entry
A level progress-0.09Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.
AAB or better21%with two subjects universities favour
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018
Students333132192828
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry34.5038.5532.8339.0443.3337.22
Average A level gradeC+BC+BB+B-
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS35.9539.2133.9140.2142.1237.62
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects21%19%4%19%36%7%
A level progressA level value added-0.09-0.18+0.83+0.24
Applied general courses: points per entry27.2636.50

A level subjects

4 A level subjects had results in 2025. Each figure is the share of students who got an A* to B, next to the average for state sixth forms in England. When only a handful of students take a subject, its figures jump around from year to year.

A levels taught hereThe small number is how many students sat each one in 2025.
SubjectsBiology9Mathematics8Psychology6Chemistry5
Every A level subject against England, 2025
Biology9 entries · 11% A* or A · 89% passed
33%England 49%
Mathematics8 entries · 50% A* or A · 100% passed
63%England 60%
Psychology6 entries · 0% A* or A · 67% passed
17%England 46%
Chemistry5 entries · 0% A* or A · 0% passed
0%England 53%

A levels only. BTECs, T levels and other courses are in the table above. Subjects with fewer than five students aren't published.

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

Average GCSE scoreBoys vs girls
28.334.9
Gap 6.6England 3.0
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

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

Admissions policy not published.

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.

Pupils on roll1,039Census January 2024
Places950109% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support21%218 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan1%11 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls531 / 508
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll1,039890890865838692
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support20%17%16%14%12%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans1%1%1%1%1%

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 31 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training90%and stayed there for at least six months
Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers
Still in education, work or training90%74%88%
Education58%47%65%
Apprenticeship3%5%0%
Work29%21%24%
Not in education, work or training10%21%12%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m312 months to June 2026, mostly anti-social behaviour
Local crime rate43 per 1,000 people53% lower than the England average
Typical house price£242,975West Lancashire
Nearest bus stop430 mCliffe Wood, 2 stops within 500 m

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.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, ScarisbrickRoman Catholic640 m56Report card 20266Compare
Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England1.0 miles40Good 202363Compare
Halsall St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England2.2 miles190No overall grade 202585Compare
Ormskirk West End SchoolCouncil2.4 miles130Not inspected5Compare
Ormskirk Asmall Primary SchoolCouncil2.5 miles152Good 202323Compare
Kew Woods Primary SchoolAcademy2.8 miles426Good 202355Compare
Turning Point AcademyIndependent2.9 miles72Not inspectedCompare
Ormskirk Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England3.1 miles411Not inspected42Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Scarisbrick Hall School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Scarisbrick Hall School yet.

How good are Scarisbrick Hall 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 32.0, against 46.8 for England.

How many pupils does Scarisbrick Hall School have?

1,039 pupils aged 0 to 18 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 950 places, so it is 109% full.

Does Scarisbrick Hall School have a sixth form?

Yes. The average A level grade in 2025 was C+. 4 A level subjects had results in 2025; the full list is in the results section.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Southport Road, Ormskirk, L40 9RQ
Telephone
01704 841151
Website
www.scarisbrickhallschool.co.uk
Headmaster
Mr Jeffrey Shaw
Type of school
Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
Phase
Independent school, ages 0-18, with nursery, with sixth form
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Lancashire
Ward
Rural West
Constituency
West Lancashire
Setting
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
25 September 1964
URN
119824 · LAESTAB 8886006 · UKPRN 10016316
Formerly
Kingswood School

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from