Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School

LancashireVoluntary aided school

School Lane, Simonstone, Burnley, BB12 7HR

Headteacher: Mrs Jill CockingsSchool website ↗Pupils: 134 (capacity: 140)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
83% of first-choice applicants offered a place
67%
Reading, Writing & Maths
83%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

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.
67.0%
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%.
27.0%
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 87%·Writing 73%·Maths 87%All three 67%
Reading
Expected87%
Exceeding60%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected73%
Exceeding40%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected87%
Exceeding47%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

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

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
20
How many families wanted this school first?
24
How many got their first choice?
20of 24 (83.3%)
How many applied in total?
60

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
7.0%
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).
20.0%
Boys and girls
44%girls·56%boys
59 girls, 75 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 88% (2016/17), currently 67%

* 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
2015/1644.0%25.0%+1.0+2.2-2.6
2016/1788.0%12.0%+1.5+1.4+1.6
2017/1888.0%18.0%+3.5+1.8+3.3
2018/1972.0%6.0%+1.7+2.5+2.3
2022/2367.0%11.0%-1.2+1.7+0.3
2023/2461.0%17.0%---
2024/2567.0%27.0%---