Higham St John's Church of England Primary School

LancashireVoluntary controlled school

Higham Hall Road, Higham, Burnley, BB12 9EU

Headteacher: Mrs Helen ShawSchool website ↗Pupils: 133 (capacity: 140)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
53%
Reading, Writing & Maths
100%
First-choice offer rate

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
53.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
6.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 76%·Writing 59%·Maths 82%All three 53%
Reading
Expected76%
Exceeding18%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected59%
Exceeding6%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected82%
Exceeding12%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
How many places were offered?
9
How many families wanted this school first?
7
How many got their first choice?
7of 7 (100.0%)
How many applied in total?
34

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
12.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
6.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
18.0%
Boys and girls
47%girls·53%boys
63 girls, 70 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 73% (2016/17), currently 53%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1668.0%0.0%+2.2+4.2+2.1
2016/1773.0%5.0%+1.1-1.3+1.5
2017/1871.0%10.0%+1.5+0.1+3.3
2018/1970.0%15.0%+0.9-0.6+4.4
2022/2360.0%5.0%+3.2+1.0+1.7
2023/2459.0%12.0%---
2024/2553.0%6.0%---