Ofsted
Requires improvement
Inspected 2019
Expected Standard
43%
Demand Ratio
0.8x
St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Burnley, serving ages 4-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 89% of primary schools nationally.
St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is an academy converter in Burnley, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 210 pupils on roll, of whom 42% are eligible for free school meals.
In 2025, 43% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #386 of 444 primaries in Lancashire and #12,890 of 14,143 nationally.
Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement.
In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.
The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 30.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.
In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 3.6 per 1,000 pupils per term.
R/W/M Expected Standard
43%
Read SS
102
Maths SS
100
GPS SS
99
Progress (0 = national avg)
-
Read
-
Write
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Maths
Inspection Report
Inspection Report
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