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St Augustine of Canterbury RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
personMrs Sinead Colbeck
corporate_fareROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
location_onBurnley, BB12 6HZ
language Visit Website phone 1282426938
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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2014

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Students

206

school

Expected Standard

53%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Augustine of Canterbury RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Burnley, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 76% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Augustine of Canterbury RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is an academy converter in Burnley, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 5-11. It is part of ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 206 pupils on roll, of whom 23% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #330 of 444 primaries in Lancashire and #11,462 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2014. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25
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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 59%
Reading73% LA 73%
Writing73% LA 69%
Maths70% LA 72%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-

Read

-

Write

-

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 58%England 61%
Reading72% LA 73% · Eng 74%
Writing72% LA 70% · Eng 72%
Maths66% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-

Read

-

Write

-

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 58%England 60%
Reading70% LA 72% · Eng 73%
Writing67% LA 71% · Eng 71%
Maths57% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA -0.2

-4.0 to 0.6

-2.4

Write

LA 0.1

-4.6 to -0.2

-5.1

Maths

LA -0.3

-7.3 to -3.0

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations
S8 No Formal Designation Visit EIF
Good
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Good
None EIF
Good
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Good

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Data sources: School information from GIAS (DfE). Ofsted inspection data from Ofsted. Performance data from DfE Performance Tables. Parent View data from Ofsted Parent View. Census data from DfE Explore Education Statistics. Rankings are computed by SchoolsInfo.uk using public DfE data. Data updated annually. Last refresh: March 2026. How we calculate rankings →

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