Community school · Lancashire

Padiham Primary School

4–11Ages
286Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119164URN

Burnley Road, Padiham, Burnley, BB12 8SJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.6 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

76 applications for 38 places · 306th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

47%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2023

Inspection history

8 February 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
30 January 2013
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Lancashire median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

76 applications · 38 places offered · 35 named it first

2026 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.4

This school
Lancashire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	38	76	2.0	35	0.92
Sep 2025	27	78	2.9	26	0.96
Sep 2024	31	86	2.8	29	0.94
Sep 2023	45	93	2.1	37	0.82
Sep 2022	43	84	2.0	42	0.98
Sep 2021	45	117	2.6	48	1.07
Sep 2020	42	94	2.2	34	0.81
Sep 2019	45	94	2.1	38	0.84
Sep 2018	35	85	2.4	35	1.00
Sep 2017	35	74	2.1	29	0.83
Sep 2016	42	89	2.1	26	0.62
Sep 2015	42	83	2.0	34	0.81
Sep 2014	41	83	2.0	31	0.76

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 59% · Writing 65% · Maths 68% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%355th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard59%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard18%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard9%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	47%	3%	102	102
2023/24	50%	2%	101	101
2022/23	53%	2%	103	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Padiham Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Padiham Green Church of England Primary School
0.8 km · Lancashire

2026

4.2applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham
0.9 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
1.1 km · Lancashire

Requires improvement2024

2.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Burnley Lowerhouse Junior School
1.4 km · Lancashire

Requires improvement2023

35%met the SATs standard
St Augustine of Canterbury RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
1.7 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

2.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Rosegrove Infant School
1.7 km · Lancashire

Good2024

2.8applications per place
Hapton Church of England/Methodist Primary School
2.2 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Burnley Ightenhill Primary School
2.2 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 46%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119164 · 888/2071
Capacity: 325 pupils · 286 on roll
Free school meals: 43.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Burnley Road, Padiham, Burnley, BB12 8SJ
Local authority: Lancashire · Burnley

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources