Voluntary controlled school · Lancashire

Hapton Church of England/Methodist Primary School

4–11Ages
116Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of England/MethodistReligious character
119407URN

Manchester Road, Hapton, Burnley, BB11 5RF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

close to Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

49 applications for 18 places · 144th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 3 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.7applications per place, Reception

close to Lancashire median (2.6) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

49 applications · 18 places offered · 20 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.6; 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	18	49	2.7	20	1.11
Sep 2025	16	39	2.4	15	0.94
Sep 2024	18	46	2.6	21	1.17
Sep 2023	18	59	3.3	29	1.61
Sep 2022	15	27	1.8	14	0.93
Sep 2021	14	45	3.2	10	0.71
Sep 2020	18	49	2.7	18	1.00
Sep 2019	16	36	2.3	12	0.75
Sep 2018	18	52	2.9	24	1.33
Sep 2017	18	47	2.6	24	1.33
Sep 2016	16	40	2.5	11	0.69
Sep 2015	18	52	2.9	25	1.39
Sep 2014	18	47	2.6	25	1.39

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 72% · Maths 67% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%293rd of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth22%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard22%

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	56%	11%	105	106
2023/24	42%	5%	105	103
2022/23	59%	0%	104	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

Hapton Church of England/Methodist Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham
1.5 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Padiham Green Church of England Primary School
1.9 km · Lancashire

2026

4.2applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Accrington Huncoat Primary School
1.9 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Padiham Primary School
2.2 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Burnley Lowerhouse Junior School
2.4 km · Lancashire

Requires improvement2023

35%met the SATs standard
Rosegrove Infant School
2.5 km · Lancashire

Good2024

2.8applications per place
Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
2.6 km · Lancashire

Requires improvement2024

2.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Altham St James Church of England Primary School
2.6 km · Lancashire

2026

4.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard

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: 119407 · 888/3181
Religious character: Church of England/Methodist
Capacity: 130 pupils · 116 on roll
Free school meals: 26.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Manchester Road, Hapton, Burnley, BB11 5RF
Local authority: Lancashire · Burnley

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