Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School

LancashireVoluntary aided school

Moor Lane, Padiham, Padiham, Burnley, BB12 8HT

Headteacher: Mrs Beverly HolmesSchool website ↗Pupils: 334 (capacity: 341)

Ofsted RatingInspected 8 May 2024Full report ↗

Requires Improvement

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Requires Improvement
Behaviour in School
Requires Improvement
Pupils' Wider Development
Good
School Leadership
Requires Improvement

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.
60.0%
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%.
4.0%

Reading

Expected level69.0%
Exceeding21.0%
Average scoreReading Average ScoreAverage scaled score in the reading test (range 80–120, average = 100)104.0

Writing

Expected level73.0%
Exceeding6.0%

Maths

Expected level75.0%
Exceeding23.0%
Average scoreMaths Average ScoreAverage scaled score in the maths test (range 80–120, average = 100)106.0

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

✓ Not Oversubscribed
Year 3 places per year
35
Applications received
71
Families who got their first-choice
1.0%

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
48.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
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).
19.0%

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Results Over Time

Detailed year-by-year figures

YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1637.0%0.0%-2.1-0.1-3.3
2016/1760.0%16.0%+0.6+3.1+4.0
2017/1873.0%3.0%-1.0+1.2+3.6
2018/1957.0%10.0%-2.7+1.5+2.7
2022/2351.0%7.0%-2.4-0.8-1.0
2023/2469.0%8.0%---
2024/2560.0%4.0%---
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