Burscough Priory Academy
Secondary schoolBurscough Priory Academy is a secondary school in West Lancashire, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 729 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), November 2022
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 22 November 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Burscough Priory Academy was 42.6, against 43.0 in West Lancashire and 46.2 in England.
37.9% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | West Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 42.6 | 43.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37.9% | 39.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 54.8% | 58.7% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 124 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Burscough Bridge Methodist SchoolPrimary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)240 m
- Burscough Village Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, February 2024. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)510 m
- Burscough Lordsgate Township Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2024. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)520 m
- Burscough Bridge St John's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, February 2023. 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)520 m
- St John's Catholic Primary School, BurscoughPrimary. Good (overall), February 2023. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in West Lancashire
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).