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Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Calderbrook Avenue, Burnley BB11 4RB · king-pri.lancs.sch.uk · 01282 429108
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 67%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lancashire 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 208
- 99% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 15.9%
- First language not English
- 10.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 38 families put the school first and 27 places were offered; 71% 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 | 27 | 38 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 26 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | 31 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 41 | 1.4▲ | 73% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 36 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
Results
In 2024/25, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% 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 | |||
| ▲67% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 119488)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 26 March 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 25 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 119488), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jul 2019Good
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 Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119488)
Jun 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119488)
May 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119488)
Oct 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119488)
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (49 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 49
- 24% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 61% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied