St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham

St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School continues to be a good school, demonstrating strong leadership and a positive environment for learning. The pupils are well-mannered and respectful, thriving in a supportive atmosphere where they feel safe and valued. Leaders have developed a comprehensive curriculum that aims high for all students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), allowing them to achieve successfully. Parental feedback is overwhelmingly positive, reflecting confidence in the school's ability to support families and foster student growth.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate excellent behavior and respect for one another.
• Leaders maintain high expectations for pupil achievement.
• The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured from early years through Year 6.
• Teachers engage pupils effectively, making learning enjoyable.
• Pupils with SEND are well-supported and included in school activities.
• The school promotes strong relationships among staff, pupils, and families.

Areas for Improvement

• Some teachers do not effectively teach key curriculum content in a few subjects.
• A small number of younger pupils are struggling with reading and blending sounds.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham attended 96.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 2.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham had 23.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.9% of pupils at St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham received £7,216 and spent £7,271 for each of its 233 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £12,000 (-£51 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham last inspected by Ofsted?

St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham have?

St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham has 233 pupils on roll.

What age range does St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham cover?

St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham?

St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham is at St John's Road, Padiham, Burnley, Lancashire, BB12 7BN.