# Rishton Methodist Primary School

Rishton Methodist Primary School is a primary school in Hyndburn, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 143 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E119396. [Hyndburn](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary controlled school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 143
- Council: Hyndburn
- URN: 119396

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained, March 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection: Standards maintained, 19 March 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, 79% of pupils at Rishton Methodist Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
4% 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 | 79% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 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.

- [The Willows](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-willows-e150634): 130 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [St Charles' Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-charles-roman-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e152199): 330 m. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed
- [Rishton St Peter and St Paul's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rishton-st-peter-and-st-pauls-church-of-england-primary-school-e119427): 630 m. Primary. Good (overall), March 2023. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Hyndburn Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-hyndburn-academy-e144356): 690 m. Secondary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 37.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Clayton-le-Moors All Saints' Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clayton-le-moors-all-saints-church-of-england-primary-school-e137641): 1.8 km. Primary. Improved significantly, February 2025. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/great-harwood-st-johns-church-of-england-primary-school-e119421): 1.8 km. Primary. Good (overall), September 2023. 44% 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/119396)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/119396)

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