Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

Leyland St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
188Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
119677URN

Haig Avenue, Leyland, PR25 2QA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

0.6 above Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

51 applications for 16 places · 71st of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

43%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 · 25 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
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

3.2applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Lancashire median (2.6) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

51 applications · 16 places offered · 16 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 3.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 1.5; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 1.9; 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	16	51	3.2	16	1.00
Sep 2025	13	50	3.9	13	1.00
Sep 2024	19	39	2.1	19	1.00
Sep 2023	35	70	2.0	29	0.83
Sep 2022	26	57	2.2	24	0.92
Sep 2021	29	65	2.2	27	0.93
Sep 2020	25	61	2.4	24	0.96
Sep 2019	34	64	1.9	26	0.76
Sep 2018	26	67	2.6	26	1.00
Sep 2017	38	57	1.5	32	0.84
Sep 2016	42	78	1.9	38	0.90
Sep 2015	39	72	1.9	33	0.85
Sep 2014	36	69	1.9	34	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 54% · Maths 83% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard43%373rd of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard66%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard54%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	43%	0%	104	105
2023/24	53%	0%	104	103
2022/23	54%	0%	105	106

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

Leyland St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

3.2applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Northbrook Primary Academy
0.2 km · Lancashire

2026

2.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Leyland St Andrew's Church of England Infant School
0.7 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.0applications per place
Woodlea Junior School
0.8 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023
Leyland Methodist Junior School
1.0 km · Lancashire

Good2021

46%met the SATs standard
Leyland Methodist Infant School
1.0 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place
Farington Primary School
1.2 km · Lancashire

Good2024

2.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Lancashire

Good2022

2.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Seven Stars Primary School
1.5 km · Lancashire

2026

2.4applications per place 28%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 aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119677 · 888/3793
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 255 pupils · 188 on roll
Free school meals: 29.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Haig Avenue, Leyland, PR25 2QA
Local authority: Lancashire · South Ribble

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