# Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School

Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Pendle, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 53 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E144474. [Pendle](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 53
- Council: Pendle
- URN: 144474

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained, June 2025
Before that: Good (overall), January 2020
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 14 January 2020
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Good
- Latest ungraded inspection: Standards maintained, 24 June 2025
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 83% of pupils at Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Roughlee Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/roughlee-church-of-england-primary-school-e119383): 1.7 km. Primary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 100% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wheatley-lane-methodist-primary-school-e150581): 1.9 km. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/144474)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/144474)

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