Academy converter · Lancashire

St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

4–11Ages
197Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
150081URN

Holcombe Drive, Burnley, BB10 4BH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Not yet inspected

As the previous school: Requires improvement2019

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

72 applications for 22 places · 63rd 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

Not yet inspected under its current URN (since Dec 2023)

Before: St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Burnley URN 119703 Requires improvement2019

For Ofsted a new URN is a new school: earlier results are the previous school's, shown as such. New schools are usually first inspected in their third year.

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)

72 applications · 22 places offered · 21 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2022 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2021 3.4; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2020 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2019 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2018 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2016 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2015 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2014 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.4; as the previous school

This school
Lancashire median

Dashed bars: as St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Burnley (URN 119703), the previous school.

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	22	72	3.3	21	0.95
Sep 2025	22	45	2.1	18	0.82
Sep 2024	30	73	2.4	24	0.80
Sep 2023 *	28	72	2.6	26	0.93
Sep 2022 *	24	67	2.8	21	0.88
Sep 2021 *	24	82	3.4	21	0.88
Sep 2020 *	29	69	2.4	19	0.66
Sep 2019 *	30	104	3.5	36	1.20
Sep 2018 *	30	82	2.7	29	0.97
Sep 2017 *	30	99	3.3	37	1.23
Sep 2016 *	30	78	2.6	30	1.00
Sep 2015 *	30	81	2.7	33	1.10
Sep 2014 *	30	90	3.0	47	1.57

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 57% · Writing 57% · Maths 57% → 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 standard57%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard57%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard57%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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%	102	100
2023/24	43%	0%	103	102
2022/23	42%	0%	102	101

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

St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyThis school
This school

Not yet inspected

3.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School
0.6 km · Lancashire

Good2023

3.1applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Burnley Springfield Community Primary School
0.9 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Burnley Brunshaw Primary School
1.0 km · Lancashire

Good2022

2.3applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
Burnley St Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
1.1 km · Lancashire

2026

3.0applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Heasandford Primary School
1.1 km · Lancashire

Good2024

2.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary School
1.5 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Barden Primary School
1.7 km · Lancashire

Good2024

3.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Burnley Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 45%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150081 · 888/3980
Trust: Romero Catholic Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 197 on roll
Free school meals: 46.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2023
Replaced: St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Burnley (URN 119703)
Address: Holcombe Drive, Burnley, BB10 4BH
Local authority: Lancashire · Burnley

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