Voluntary controlled school · Lancashire

Read St John's CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
201Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
119389URN

Straits Lane, READ, Burnley, BB12 7PE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.6 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

56 applications for 29 places · 315th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2023

Inspection history

9 February 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
27 September 2012
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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Lancashire median (2.6) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

56 applications · 29 places offered · 29 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.5; 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	29	56	1.9	29	1.00
Sep 2025	25	62	2.5	23	0.92
Sep 2024	30	71	2.4	31	1.03
Sep 2023	21	54	2.6	19	0.90
Sep 2022	19	45	2.4	16	0.84
Sep 2021	18	48	2.7	18	1.00
Sep 2020	24	50	2.1	22	0.92
Sep 2019	21	50	2.4	19	0.90
Sep 2018	20	42	2.1	18	0.90
Sep 2017	19	48	2.5	18	0.95
Sep 2016	29	64	2.2	24	0.83
Sep 2015	30	64	2.1	26	0.87
Sep 2014	22	55	2.5	21	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 77% · Maths 83% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%98th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	73%	10%	105	106
2023/24	76%	10%	107	105
2022/23	69%	9%	105	105

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

Read St John's CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School
0.8 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Altham St James Church of England Primary School
1.9 km · Lancashire

2026

4.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
2.5 km · Lancashire

Requires improvement2024

2.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Sabden
2.8 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

3.4applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Padiham Green Church of England Primary School
2.8 km · Lancashire

2026

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

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Sabden Primary School
3.1 km · Lancashire

2026

2.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood
3.3 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.5applications per place 54%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119389 · 888/3111
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 201 on roll
Free school meals: 10.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Straits Lane, READ, Burnley, BB12 7PE
Local authority: Lancashire · Ribble Valley

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