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EnglandNorth WestBurnleyBB12 8SJPadiham Primary School
Primary

Padiham Primary School

Primary

Burnley · Burnley · BB12 8SJ http://www.padiham.lancs.sch.uk

Pupils
281
cap. 325
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
47%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
281
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
47%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
281
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/02/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Padiham Primary School · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
47%
-3pp
70%59%47%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 47%
RWM higher standard
3%
+1pp
11%7%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
59%
Reading higher standard
18%
Writing expected standard
65%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
68%
Maths higher standard
9%
Science expected standard
71%
SPAG expected standard
59%
SPAG higher standard
24%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
281
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
8%
FSM eligible
40%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Burnley Road, Padiham, Burnley, BB12 8SJ
Local authority
Lancashire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2547%3%59%18%65%12%68%9%71%59%102.0102.0102.016%281
2023/2450%2%64%16%64%5%64%16%73%64%101.0101.0102.017%289
2022/2353%2%64%22%62%4%76%13%62%69%103.0103.0104.0-0.70-1.20-0.5013%293
2018/1962%11%71%29%78%18%64%20%76%62%103.0102.0103.0+1.90+3.00+1.1013%286
2017/1870%9%80%25%77%18%80%20%77%86%105.0104.0106.0+2.40+2.40+2.4012%297
2016/1779%12%82%38%82%18%88%24%82%85%107.0107.0109.0+4.80+2.40+4.6013%286

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2528120.016%8%40%6%18%
2023/2428919.317%7%44%5%16%
2022/2329321.213%6%45%6%18%
2021/2229720.112%3%44%7%22%
2020/2129519.013%2%44%
2018/1928617.013%3%47%4%9%
2017/1829719.512%3%48%4%6%
2016/1728618.313%4%46%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.