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Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided
Moor Lane, Padiham, Padiham St Leonard's Ce Va Primary, Padiham, Burnley BB12 8HT · st-leonards.lancs.sch.uk · 01282 771470
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 60%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lancashire 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 312
- 91% of 341 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 42%
- First language not English
- 1.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 28 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 28 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 35 | 35 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 42 | 41 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 45 | 46 | 1▲ | 93% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard. Across Lancashire it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●60% | 62% | ||
| ▼4% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 8 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 8 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Mar 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
74% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (43 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 74%
- Replies
- 43
- 13% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 51% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (40%) with SEND