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Burscough Priory Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Trevor Road, Burscough, Ormskirk L40 7RZ · burscoughprioryacademy.org · 01704 893259
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Lancashire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 729
- 95% of 770 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 15.7%
- First language not English
- 2.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 108 families put the school first and 130 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 130 | 108 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 153 | 128 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 154 | 143 | 0.9 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 152 | 131 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 153 | 146 | 1 | 98% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.8, and 51.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lancashire it was 45.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲48.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲51.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲72.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼27.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.40 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 119746)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 20.9 | +4.2 |
| Further education | 70.1 | +7.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 3 | −3.5 |
| Employment | 1.5 | −4.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3 | −0.6 |
| Activity not captured | 1.5 | +0.1 |
Ofsted
Burscough Priory Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 22 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 22 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Nov 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 119746), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119746)
Oct 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119746)
What parents said
65% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (245 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 65%
- Replies
- 245
- 37% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 51 parents (21%) with SEND