St John's Catholic Primary School, Burscough

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Chapel Lane
Lathom
Burscough
Lancashire
L40 7RA
Phone 01704893523
Reference Number 119681

St John’s Catholic Primary School in Burscough has been rated as good overall, reflecting the positive educational environment and the strong support from staff and leaders. Pupils are happy, safe, and well-behaved, demonstrating respect towards one another and an eagerness to learn. The school offers a rich curriculum including hands-on experiences that engage pupils and prepare them well for future learning. Leaders have a clear vision, and the teaching staff implement this vision effectively in most areas, contributing to pupils' overall achievements and personal development.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 85
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.59%
Girls: 49.41%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 14.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 4.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 7 6 13
2 7 5 12
3 3 9 12
4 4 6 10
5 10 9 19
6 8 4 12

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 91.8%
Indian 2.4%
White, Other 1.2%
White & Asian 1.2%
Asian, Other 1.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 02 Feb 2023
Date Report
02 Feb 2023 School inspection:
21 Mar 2017 Short inspection
07 Dec 2012 Full inspection:
11 Jan 2011 Full inspection:
19 Nov 2009 Curriculum and development visit
05 Mar 2008 Full inspection:
17 May 2004 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils enjoy coming to school and feel safe and happy.
  • Leaders have created an ambitious and engaging curriculum.
  • Teachers effectively check pupils' understanding in most subjects.
  • Strong support is provided for pupils with SEND.
  • Pupils demonstrate high levels of respect and good behavior.
  • Leaders promote personal development through community engagement and leadership opportunities.

Areas for Improvement

  • In a few subjects, checks on students' knowledge are not thorough enough.
  • Some subject leaders are still developing their expertise, impacting support for teachers.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 58%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 25%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 103
Maths 107

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 1.5
Writing 1.5
Maths 1.3

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 4 1
Third Preference 12 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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