Skelmersdale caters for all stages of education.
There’s a wide range of good and outstanding primary schools in the Skelmersdale area, comprising of community schools, religious schools, academies and special schools.
Secondary schools offer good education standards, as judged by Ofsted.
West Lancashire College’s state of the art £42.8 million campus in Skelmersdale offers a wide range of programmes; from entry level to degree level and every step in between, including BTECs and Apprenticeships.
It has around 4500 students and works with over 1000 employers.
Further Afield
West Lancashire has some excellent education and training facilities.
The jewel in the crown is Edge Hill University, the Modern University of the Year in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022
The SME Productivity & Innovation Centre (PIC) at Edge Hill University delivers impact through an intensive fully-funded programme that helps established SMEs, with the vision and potential for growth, build a coherent business model strategy to scale-up.