Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
312Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
119425URN

Moor Lane, Padiham, Padiham St Leonard's Ce Va Primary, Padiham, Burnley, BB12 8HT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.5 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

61 applications for 30 places · 305th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 8 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision	Good

Inspection history

8 May 2024
Graded inspection: Requires improvement
22 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

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

61 applications · 30 places offered · 28 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.2; 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	30	61	2.0	28	0.93
Sep 2025	35	71	2.0	35	1.00
Sep 2024	42	84	2.0	41	0.98
Sep 2023	45	92	2.0	46	1.02
Sep 2022	33	83	2.5	32	0.97
Sep 2021	45	102	2.3	42	0.93
Sep 2020	45	113	2.5	52	1.16
Sep 2019	34	102	3.0	32	0.94
Sep 2018	45	111	2.5	49	1.09
Sep 2017	44	118	2.7	35	0.80
Sep 2016	45	126	2.8	50	1.11
Sep 2015	34	91	2.7	30	0.88
Sep 2014	45	100	2.2	42	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 73% · Maths 75% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%246th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard23%

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	60%	4%	104	106
2023/24	69%	8%	105	106
2022/23	51%	7%	102	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 St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

2.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Padiham Green Church of England Primary School
0.7 km · Lancashire

2026

4.2applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Padiham Primary School
1.1 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham
1.1 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School
1.7 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Burnley Lowerhouse Junior School
2.5 km · Lancashire

Requires improvement2023

35%met the SATs standard
Read St John's CofE Primary School
2.5 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Hapton Church of England/Methodist Primary School
2.6 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Augustine of Canterbury RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
2.7 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

2.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119425 · 888/3313
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 341 pupils · 312 on roll
Free school meals: 42.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Moor Lane, Padiham, Padiham St Leonard's Ce Va Primary, Padiham, Burnley, BB12 8HT
Local authority: Lancashire · Burnley

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