Voluntary controlled school · Lancashire

Padiham Green Church of England Primary School

5–11Ages
179Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
119366URN

St Anne's Street, Padiham, BB12 7AX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.2per place

1.6 above Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

75 applications for 18 places · 16th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 10 February 2026Published 6 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

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

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Inspection history

10 February 2026
Report card · 3 Expected standard, 4 Needs attention
23 May 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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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

4.2applications per place, Reception

1.6 above Lancashire median (2.6) 2.0 above England median (2.2)

75 applications · 18 places offered · 18 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 4.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 3.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 4.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 3.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 3.6; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 3.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 4.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 3.6; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 4.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 3.6; Lancashire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 13 of 13 years.

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	18	75	4.2	18	1.00
Sep 2025	19	64	3.4	19	1.00
Sep 2024	17	69	4.1	16	0.94
Sep 2023	30	97	3.2	31	1.03
Sep 2022	30	92	3.1	35	1.17
Sep 2021	30	108	3.6	29	0.97
Sep 2020	30	109	3.6	30	1.00
Sep 2019	30	102	3.4	35	1.17
Sep 2018	21	100	4.8	17	0.81
Sep 2017	30	109	3.6	40	1.33
Sep 2016	30	122	4.1	40	1.33
Sep 2015	30	95	3.2	31	1.03
Sep 2014	30	107	3.6	40	1.33

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 74% · Maths 57% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%348th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard57%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard4%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	48%	0%	104	100
2023/24	28%	3%	99	98
2022/23	48%	0%	101	104

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 Green Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

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

Remains Good2023

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

Requires improvement2024

2.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Padiham Primary School
0.8 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Hapton Church of England/Methodist Primary School
1.9 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Burnley Lowerhouse Junior School
2.1 km · Lancashire

Requires improvement2023

35%met the SATs standard
Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School
2.1 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Augustine of Canterbury RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
2.3 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

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

Good2024

2.8applications per place

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119366 · 888/3021
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 179 on roll
Free school meals: 44.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: St Anne's Street, Padiham, BB12 7AX
Local authority: Lancashire · Burnley

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