Academy sponsor led · Lancashire

Burscough Priory Academy

11–16Ages
729Pupils
SecondaryPhase
146282URN

Trevor Road, Burscough, Ormskirk, L40 7RZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 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 (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in LancashireSelective

346 applications for 130 places · 37th of 81 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

42.6of 90

Lancashire 43.8 England 46.0

46th of 81 in Lancashire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 22 November 2022Ofsted'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

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, Year 7

close to Lancashire median (2.5) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

346 applications · 130 places offered · 108 named it first

2026 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.8
2019 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
2018 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2017 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2016 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school

This school
Lancashire median

Dashed bars: as Burscough Priory Science College (URN 119746), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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	130	346	2.7	108	0.83
Sep 2025	153	347	2.3	128	0.84
Sep 2024	154	411	2.7	143	0.93
Sep 2023	152	371	2.4	131	0.86
Sep 2022	153	340	2.2	146	0.95
Sep 2021	134	346	2.6	121	0.90
Sep 2020	137	334	2.4	126	0.92
Sep 2019	142	350	2.5	109	0.77
Sep 2018 *	153	380	2.5	129	0.84
Sep 2017 *	152	328	2.2	139	0.91
Sep 2016 *	154	346	2.3	149	0.97
Sep 2015 *	144	320	2.2	130	0.90
Sep 2014 *	139	312	2.2	131	0.94

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

124 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)42.646th of 81 in Lancashire

Lancashire 43.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths38%49th of 81 in Lancashire

Lancashire 39% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths55%

Lancashire 64% England 66%

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.23

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	124	42.6	38%	55%	–
2024/25	129	48.8	52%	73%	–
2023/24	134	47.2	51%	69%	+0.23
2022/23	132	49.5	52%	75%	+0.16

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Burscough Priory AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

2.7applications per place 42.6Attainment 8
Ormskirk School
4.1 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 42.3Attainment 8
St Bede's Catholic High School
5.3 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.3applications per place 54.0Attainment 8
Maharishi Free School
5.4 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

35.5Attainment 8
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High School
5.6 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 39.5Attainment 8
Lathom High School : A Technology College
5.7 km · Lancashire

Good2022

2.4applications per place 41.6Attainment 8
Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy
8.5 km · Lancashire

2026

2.1applications per place 56.2Attainment 8
Tarleton Academy
9.4 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 42.5Attainment 8
Meols Cop High School
9.5 km · Sefton

2026

2.8applications per place 42.9Attainment 8

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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 146282 · 888/4024
Trust: Endeavour Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 770 pupils · 729 on roll
Free school meals: 15.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2018
Replaced: Burscough Priory Science College (URN 119746)
Address: Trevor Road, Burscough, Ormskirk, L40 7RZ
Local authority: Lancashire · West Lancashire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources