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EnglandNorth WestWest LancashireL40 7RASt John's Catholic Primary School, Burscough
Primary

St John's Catholic Primary School, Burscough

Primary

West Lancashire · Burscough · L40 7RA www.burscough.lancs.sch.uk/

Pupils
85
cap. 175
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
25%
RWM higher · 2024/25
85
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
25%
RWM higher · 2024/25
85
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio12.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St John's Catholic Primary School, Burscough · Primary · Lancashire

Finance£8389 spend / pupil£8037 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
58%
-5pp
63%51%38%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
RWM higher standard
25%
+25pp
25%13%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 25%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
58%
Reading higher standard
42%
Writing expected standard
67%
Writing higher standard
33%
Maths expected standard
67%
Maths higher standard
42%
Science expected standard
75%
SPAG expected standard
58%
LA AVG 73.4%
SPAG higher standard
8%
LA AVG 26.71%
Reading scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 105.15
Maths scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 104.17
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
85
Pupil : teacher ratio
12.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
14%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
Chapel Lane, Lathom, Burscough, L40 7RA
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
2024/2558%25%58%42%67%33%67%42%75%58%103.0107.0102.020%85
2023/2463%0%81%19%75%19%69%19%94%69%106.0104.0102.015%95
2022/2355%10%70%25%65%10%70%20%90%50%104.0103.0100.0+1.50+1.50+1.3019%100
2018/1938%8%69%15%69%15%46%8%77%62%102.099.0101.0-2.50-1.70-5.7010%86
2017/1852%10%76%19%76%19%57%14%71%62%104.0103.0104.0-0.90+0.50-1.4013%97
2016/17SuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressed8%84

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
2024/258515.720%5%14%4%7%
2023/249521.115%1%16%4%7%
2022/2310020.019%2%5%4%6%
2021/229619.221%2%5%4%10%
2020/218116.29%2%9%
2018/198617.210%2%19%4%11%
2017/189720.213%3%13%5%13%
2016/178414.18%3%14%3%7%

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