# St John the Baptist RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

St John the Baptist RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Burnley, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 212 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E147578. [Burnley](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 212
- Council: Burnley
- URN: 147578

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, May 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 10 May 2024
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, 59% of pupils at St John the Baptist RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
7% 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 | 59% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 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.

- [Casterton Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/casterton-primary-academy-e145978): 140 m. Primary. Good (overall), October 2022. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St James' Lanehead Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-lanehead-church-of-england-primary-school-e119487): 690 m. Primary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Reedley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/reedley-primary-school-e119320): 820 m. Primary. Good (overall), March 2023. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Barden Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barden-primary-school-e119260): 950 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Reedley Hallows Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/reedley-hallows-nursery-school-e133060): 950 m. Nursery. Good (overall), July 2024
- [Holly Grove School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holly-grove-school-e135014): 950 m. Special. School remains Outstanding, June 2023

## 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/147578)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/147578)

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