Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

Baxenden St John's Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
205Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
119440URN

Church Avenue, Baxenden, Church Avenue, Accrington, BB5 2RQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.7 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

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57 applications for 30 places · 322nd of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%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 · Mar 2024

Inspection history

20 March 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
9 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

1.9applications per place, Reception

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

57 applications · 30 places offered · 25 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 1.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 1.7; Lancashire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 0 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	30	57	1.9	25	0.83
Sep 2025	30	59	2.0	36	1.20
Sep 2024	29	47	1.6	29	1.00
Sep 2023	30	74	2.5	38	1.27
Sep 2022	30	55	1.8	37	1.23
Sep 2021	30	61	2.0	39	1.30
Sep 2020	27	45	1.7	27	1.00
Sep 2019	30	75	2.5	39	1.30
Sep 2018	26	48	1.9	24	0.92
Sep 2017	30	67	2.2	37	1.23
Sep 2016	30	57	1.9	30	1.00
Sep 2015	30	70	2.3	36	1.20
Sep 2014	30	52	1.7	25	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 83% · Maths 79% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%115th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard41%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	72%	7%	108	105
2023/24	61%	6%	107	106
2022/23	59%	7%	108	107

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

Baxenden St John's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Green Haworth Church of England Primary School
1.5 km · Lancashire

Special measures 2026

4.7applications per place 8%met the SATs standard
St John's Stonefold CofE Primary School
1.6 km · Lancashire

Good2022

2.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Accrington Woodnook Primary School
1.7 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
1.7 km · Lancashire

Special measures Inadequate2023

3.7applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington
1.9 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Peter's CofE Primary School
1.9 km · Lancashire

2026

3.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School
2.1 km · Lancashire

Special measures Inadequate2023

5.4applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School
2.5 km · Lancashire

2026

2.5applications per place 23%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: 119440 · 888/3334
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 205 on roll
Free school meals: 7.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Church Avenue, Baxenden, Church Avenue, Accrington, BB5 2RQ
Local authority: Lancashire · Hyndburn

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