# St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Pendle, for pupils aged 5 to 11.

It had 209 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E149849. [Pendle](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 5 to 11
- Pupils: 209
- Council: Pendle
- URN: 149849

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 21 April 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
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, 18% of pupils at St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
3% 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 | 18% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 97 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99 | 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.

- [Marsden Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marsden-community-primary-school-e119176): 290 m. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Whitefield Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitefield-infant-school-and-nursery-e119179): 410 m. Primary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade
- [Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nelson-st-pauls-church-of-england-primary-school-e119438): 440 m. Primary. Standards maintained, February 2025. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [McMillan Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mcmillan-nursery-school-e119095): 480 m. Nursery. Good (overall), March 2023
- [Edenfield Girls' High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/edenfield-girls-high-school-e147301): 550 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Lomeshaye Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lomeshaye-junior-school-e119177): 570 m. Primary. School remains Good, November 2022. 80% 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/149849)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/149849)

## How to cite

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