Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
May 9 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Lancashire
Unique reference
119425
Address
Moor Lane, Padiham, Padiham St Leonard's Ce Va Primary, BB12 8HT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
328 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
52.4%
Girls
47.6%
First language not English
1.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
39.3%
Persistent absence
18.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
21.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 97.3%
Mixed 0.9%
Pakistani 0.6%
Other White 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-2.4
WritingAverage-0.8
MathsAverage-1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 51%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 7%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
42
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
41
2nd preference
23
3rd preference
20
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
41
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher23.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher25.7
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
24
9
15
Reception, Full-time
44
24
20
Year 1
35
20
15
Year 2
43
18
25
Year 3
47
26
21
Year 4
44
18
26
Year 5
50
31
19
Year 6
41
26
15
Year 2023-2024

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