Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is an academy converter in Burnley for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 208 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is Good, from an inspection in July 2019 of its predecessor, Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, Burnley. In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Ofsted inspection: May 2025. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 4-11 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Address | Calderbrook Avenue Burnley Lancashire BB11 4RB |
| Phone | 01282429108 |
| Reference Number | 149124 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 208 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 53.85%
Girls: 46.15% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 15.9% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 10.1% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 29.7 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.5 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | 14 | 30 |
| 2 | 16 | 14 | 30 |
| 3 | 17 | 13 | 30 |
| 4 | 12 | 17 | 29 |
| 5 | 18 | 12 | 30 |
| 6 | 16 | 13 | 29 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 87.5% |
| White, Other | 8.7% |
| African | 1.4% |
| White & Asian | 1% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.5% |
| Mixed, Other | 0.5% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, Burnley, inspected in July 2019.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | 25 Mar 2025 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 25 Mar 2025 | School inspection |
| 08 Sep 2022 | Academy conversion letter |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 67% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 10% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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 | 104 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 105 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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 | 0.6 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | 2.6 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 1.4 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 44 | 0 |
| Third Preference | 36 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy had 209 pupils for 210 places. 1 places (0.5%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Burnley/South Burnley Primary” planning area
Lancashire counted 335 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 305 in 2029–30, down 9%.
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 210 | 210 | 210 |
| Pupils | 211 | 210 | 209 |
| Unfilled | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
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 Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 2.6% | 3.3% | 3.0% |
| Unauthorised absence | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
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 Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy had 25.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7).
Pupils per teacher
| 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 9.9 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | – |
| Sick days per teacher | – |
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, 17.8% of pupils at Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 26 | 1 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 9 | 1 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 1 | 4 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 1 | 0 |
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 Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy received £6,826 and spent £6,958 for each of its 206 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £189,000 (£915 per pupil).
Across all 16 schools of Romero Catholic Academy Trust, income was £8,388 and spending £8,280 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £201,000 | £223,000 | £189,000 |
| per pupil | £955 | £1,064 | £915 |
| In-year balance | £51,000 | £10,000 | -£27,000 |
| per pupil | £243 | £48 | -£132 |
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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Rosewood Primary School
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0.23 miles |
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Cherry Fold Community Primary School
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Burnley Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
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Taywood Nursery School
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0.71 miles |
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Rockwood Nursery School
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0.89 miles |
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Burnley Springfield Community Primary School
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0.92 miles |
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Burnley St Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
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1.08 miles |
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Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School
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1.13 miles |
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Whittlefield Primary School
Tabor Street, Burnley, Lancashire, BB12 0HL |
1.19 miles |
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Ightenhill Nursery School
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1.21 miles |
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Burnley Ightenhill Primary School
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1.22 miles |
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Rosegrove Infant School
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1.35 miles |
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St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
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1.38 miles |
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St Augustine of Canterbury RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
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1.4 miles |
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Rosegrove Nursery School
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1.4 miles |
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Stoneyholme Nursery School
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1.45 miles |
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Wellfield Methodist and Anglican Church School
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1.46 miles |
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St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
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1.46 miles |
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Burnley Brunshaw Primary School
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1.48 miles |
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Burnley Lowerhouse Junior School
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1.54 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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The Rose School
Greenock Street, Burnley, Lancashire, BB11 4DT |
0.43 miles |
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Broadfield Specialist School
Coal Clough Lane, Burnley, Lancashire, BB11 5BT |
0.53 miles |
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Lincoln House School
25-27 Clifton Street, Burnley, Lancashire, BB12 0QZ |
0.99 miles |
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Olive High
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1.23 miles |
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Burnley College
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1.25 miles |
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Olive High Boys
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1.27 miles |
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Unity College
Townley Holmes, Burnley, Lancashire, BB11 3DF |
1.4 miles |
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Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Ormerod Road, Burnley, Lancashire, BB10 3AA |
1.53 miles |
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Holdsworth School
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1.85 miles |
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Burnley High School
Byron Street, Burnley, Lancashire, BB12 6NX |
1.96 miles |
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Moorlands View School
Manchester Road, Dunnockshaw, Burnley, Lancashire, BB11 5PQ |
2.24 miles |
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Shuttleworth College
Burnley Road, Padiham, Burnley, Lancashire, BB12 8ST |
2.25 miles |
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Ridgewood Community High School
Eastern Avenue, Burnley, Lancashire, BB10 2AT |
2.26 miles |
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Sir John Thursby Community College
Eastern Avenue, Burnley, Lancashire, BB10 2AT |
2.32 miles |
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Compass Community School Lancashire
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2.91 miles |
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Silver Birch School
Briercliffe Road, Harle Syke, Burnley, Lancashire, BB10 2HA |
2.99 miles |
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Marsden Heights Community College
Edge End Lane, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 0PR |
3.63 miles |
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Edenfield Girls' High School
Brunswick Street, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 0PQ |
4.27 miles |
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Rosa House School
Bronte Farm, Halifax Road, Briercliffe, Burnley, Lancashire, BB10 3RB |
4.68 miles |
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East Lancashire Learning Group
Scotland Road, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 7YT |
4.77 miles |
All schools in Burnley · Lancashire local authority: places and applications
Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is part of Romero Catholic Academy Trust, which runs 18 schools. The nearest others:
- St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Burnley
- St Augustine of Canterbury RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Burnley
- St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Burnley
- Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy Burnley
- St John the Baptist RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Burnley
- Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Nelson
- St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Nelson
- St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Accrington
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Bacup
- All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy Rossendale
What is Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is Good, from an inspection in July 2019 of its predecessor, Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, Burnley.
When was Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?
Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy was last inspected in May 2025.
How many pupils does Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy have?
Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has 208 pupils on roll.
What age range does Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy cover?
Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.
What are Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?
Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is at Calderbrook Avenue, Burnley, Lancashire, BB11 4RB.