St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary schoolSt Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Burnley, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 197 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026No outcome in Ofsted's file
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 2024/25, 43% of pupils at St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 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 | 43% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100 | 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
In a straight line- Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary AcademySecondary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 40.1 (2025/26, provisional)280 m
- Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2023. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)590 m
- Olive HighIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file610 m
- Olive High BoysIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file660 m
- Burnley Springfield Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)910 m
- Burnley Brunshaw Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), October 2022. 23% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Burnley
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).