# St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

St 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.

Primary school. Code E150081. [Burnley](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 197
- Council: Burnley
- URN: 150081

## Latest Ofsted outcome

No outcome in Ofsted's file
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, 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

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

- [Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blessed-trinity-roman-catholic-college-a-voluntary-academy-e147581): 280 m. Secondary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 40.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burnley-st-peters-church-of-england-primary-school-e119484): 590 m. Primary. Good (overall), May 2023. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Olive High](https://openindex.co.uk/school/olive-high-e144816): 610 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Olive High Boys](https://openindex.co.uk/school/olive-high-boys-e149835): 660 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Burnley Springfield Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burnley-springfield-community-primary-school-e133546): 910 m. Primary. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Burnley Brunshaw Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burnley-brunshaw-primary-school-e119217): 1 km. Primary. Good (overall), October 2022. 23% 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/150081)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/150081)

## How to cite

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