St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
No rating
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Lancashire
Unique reference
149849
Address
Lomeshaye Road, BB9 0DQ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
212 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
47.6%
Girls
52.4%
First language not English
56.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
35.8%
Persistent absence
17.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.2%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 50.9%
Other White 18.4%
White British 17.5%
Mixed 5.2%
Indian 2.4%
Other Asian 2.4%
African 1.9%
Other 1.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-2.2
WritingAverage1.2
MathsAverage-2.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 32%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%

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

School 0%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 100
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 99
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
22
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
21
2nd preference
41
3rd preference
35
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
21
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 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
29
11
18
Year 1
28
9
19
Year 2
30
16
14
Year 3
30
16
14
Year 4
30
16
14
Year 5
32
14
18
Year 6
33
19
14
Year 2024-2025

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