Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School

Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary’s Church of England Primary Academy is performing well, overall rated as good with outstanding behaviour and attitudes among pupils. The school's strong Christian ethos creates a positive environment where pupils feel safe and enjoy learning, leading to excellent attendance rates and a strong performance in phonics and reading. Staff are dedicated to fostering a love for learning and ensure pupils are equipped with the skills necessary for their future endeavors. However, the governors are in early stages of monitoring staff workload and well-being, indicating a need for further development in this area.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit outstanding behaviour and attitudes.
• The school has a strong Christian ethos well embedded in school life.
• All pupils achieved the expected standard in the Year 1 phonics screening check.
• Pupils demonstrate resilience and a love for reading.
• Teachers receive effective training through the multi-academy trust.

Areas for Improvement

• Foundation subject leaders and teachers need more support to ensure high standards across all subjects.
• Governors need to establish a structured approach to monitor staff workload and well-being.

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 Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School attended 97.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 2.0% 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 Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School 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 Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School had 17.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 33.3% 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, 24.5% of pupils at Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.9% 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 2024–25 Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School received £8,471 and spent £8,094 for each of its 55 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £13,000 (-£229 per pupil).

Across all 15 schools of Cidari Education Limited, income was £8,446 and spending £8,235 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School is part of Cidari Education Limited, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• Great Marsden St John's Primary School A Church of England Academy Nelson
• Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy Blackburn
• St Silas's CofE Primary School Blackburn
• St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School Blackburn
• St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy Blackburn
• Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy Darwen
• Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy Darwen
• St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy Preston
• Castle View Primary Academy Lancaster
• Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy Wigan

What is Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2025.

When was Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School was last inspected in September 2025.

How many pupils does Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School have?

Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School has 53 pupils on roll.

What age range does Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School cover?

Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School?

Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School is at Spenbrook Road, Newchurch-in-Pendle, Burnley, Lancashire, BB12 9JP.