What did School Atlas judge Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?

School Atlas judged Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Needs attention at its inspection in June 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.

How many pupils attend Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School?

Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School has 188 pupils on roll.

What ages does Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School take?

Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.

How do I apply to Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School?

Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

Does Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School have a religious character?

Yes — Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School has a religious character of Church of England. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How are Reception places decided at Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School?

When Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After Children/Previously Looked After Children and special medical or social circumstances — (a) Looked After Children and Previously Looked After Children... (b) Children with special medical or social circumstances affecting the child where these needs can only be met at this school; 2. Siblings — Children who have a sibling attending the school on the date of application and on the date of admission. Siblings include full, step, half, foster, adopted brothers and sisters and children of parent or carer's partner. In all cases both children should be living in the same family unit at the same address; 3. Church Criteria — Children with a parent/guardian worshipping in a church in full membership of Churches together in England or Evangelical Alliance or the Northwest Gospel Partnership to a maximum number of 22. Parental worshipping is defined as a minimum of once a month attendance at church at public worship for over at least the previous six months prior to 1st September 2026, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where there are more applicants for the available places within a category, then the distance between the Ordnance Survey address points for the school and the home measured in a straight line will be used as the final determining factor, nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones. This address point is within the body of the property and usually located at its centre. Where two addresses have the same distance, or the cut-off point is for addresses within the same building, then the Local Authority's system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s).

What is the largest ethnic background at Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 87.2% of pupils at Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked After Children/Previously Looked After Children and special medical or social circumstances — (a) Looked After Children and Previously Looked After Children... (b) Children with special medical or social circumstances affecting the child where these needs can only be met at this school.
2Siblings — Children who have a sibling attending the school on the date of application and on the date of admission. Siblings include full, step, half, foster, adopted brothers and sisters and children of parent or carer's partner. In all cases both children should be living in the same family unit at the same address
3Church Criteria — Children with a parent/guardian worshipping in a church in full membership of Churches together in England or Evangelical Alliance or the Northwest Gospel Partnership to a maximum number of 22. Parental worshipping is defined as a minimum of once a month attendance at church at public worship for over at least the previous six months prior to 1st September 2026.
4Children of Staff — a) Where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or b) The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
5Any other children

If two applications tie: Where there are more applicants for the available places within a category, then the distance between the Ordnance Survey address points for the school and the home measured in a straight line will be used as the final determining factor, nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones. This address point is within the body of the property and usually located at its centre. Where two addresses have the same distance, or the cut-off point is for addresses within the same building, then the Local Authority's system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s).

By law, no infant class may contain more than thirty children. Church criteria capped at a maximum number of 22 places.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.