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Voluntary controlled school · Lancashire

Higham St John's Church of England Primary School

  • 4–11Ages
  • 120Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 119387URN

Higham Hall Road, Higham, Burnley, BB12 9EU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Special measures

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.8per place
close to Lancashire median (2.6)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

44 applications for 16 places · 137th of 366 in Lancashire
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
53%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Special measures

Report card · inspected 27 January 2026Published 21 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionNeeds attention
Curriculum and teachingUrgent improvement
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
Early yearsUrgent improvement
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceUrgent improvement
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 27 January 2026
    Report card · 1 Expected standard, 3 Needs attention, 3 Urgent improvement
  2. 15 September 2021
    Ungraded inspection: School remains 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
2.8applications per place, Reception
close to Lancashire median (2.6) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

44 applications · 16 places offered · 14 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
  2. 2025 3.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
  3. 2024 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
  4. 2023 4.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
  5. 2022 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.5
  6. 2021 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
  7. 2020 3.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
  8. 2019 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
  9. 2018 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
  10. 2017 3.8; Lancashire median median 2.5
  11. 2016 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
  12. 2015 3.7; Lancashire median median 2.5
  13. 2014 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.4
More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 12 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202616442.8140.88
Sep 20259343.870.78
Sep 202420522.6180.90
Sep 202316644.0130.81
Sep 202220542.7150.75
Sep 202120653.3221.10
Sep 202020773.9201.00
Sep 201920643.2180.90
Sep 201820703.5241.20
Sep 201720753.8160.80
Sep 201620703.5291.45
Sep 201520743.7281.40
Sep 201420693.5221.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 59% · Maths 82% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%310th of 444 in Lancashire
Reading
Expected standard76%
Higher standard18%
Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard59%
Greater depth6%
Maths
Expected standard82%
Higher standard12%
Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Lancashire median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2553%6%103104
2023/2459%12%107104
2022/2360%5%107105

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

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
119387 · 888/3107
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
140 pupils · 120 on roll
Free school meals
19.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
Higham Hall Road, Higham, Burnley, BB12 9EU
Local authority
Lancashire · Pendle

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