Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
138Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
119428URN

School Lane, Simonstone, Burnley, BB12 7HR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

0.7 above Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

65 applications for 20 places · 65th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2023

Inspection history

26 May 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
8 October 2014
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

3.3applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Lancashire median (2.6) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

65 applications · 20 places offered · 20 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 3.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 4.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 3.8; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.8; 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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	20	65	3.3	20	1.00
Sep 2025	20	60	3.0	24	1.20
Sep 2024	20	78	3.9	27	1.35
Sep 2023	20	65	3.3	22	1.10
Sep 2022	20	56	2.8	26	1.30
Sep 2021	20	53	2.7	21	1.05
Sep 2020	20	61	3.1	16	0.80
Sep 2019	20	65	3.3	29	1.45
Sep 2018	11	49	4.5	9	0.82
Sep 2017	17	43	2.5	17	1.00
Sep 2016	18	55	3.1	17	0.94
Sep 2015	18	69	3.8	20	1.11
Sep 2014	18	51	2.8	21	1.17

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 73% · Maths 87% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%169th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard60%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth40%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard47%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

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Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	67%	27%	109	107
2023/24	61%	17%	108	107
2022/23	67%	11%	104	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

Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Read St John's CofE Primary School
0.8 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
1.7 km · Lancashire

Requires improvement2024

2.0applications per place 60%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 Green Church of England Primary School
2.1 km · Lancashire

2026

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

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Padiham Primary School
2.8 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 47%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
Sabden Primary School
3.0 km · Lancashire

2026

2.4applications per place 50%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: 119428 · 888/3319
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 140 pupils · 138 on roll
Free school meals: 2.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: School Lane, Simonstone, Burnley, BB12 7HR
Local authority: Lancashire · Ribble Valley

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