Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
Moor Lane, Padiham, Padiham, Burnley, BB12 8HT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Taylor
- Diocese
- Diocese of Blackburn
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Burnley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 341
- Pupils on roll
- 312
- URN
- 119425
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01282771470
About this school
Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Padiham, Burnley. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 312 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 45 | 39 | 48 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 69% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 8% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 69% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 82% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 72% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 337 |
| 2023/24 | 328 |
| 2024/25 | 334 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School compares
Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School ranked 257th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 6.9% | 43.4% | 312 | — |
| Padiham Green Church of England Primary School | 48% | 5.5% | 46.8% | 179 | 0.4 miles |
| Padiham Primary School | 47% | 5.5% | 40.2% | 286 | 0.7 miles |
| St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham | 80% | 3.9% | 25.6% | 233 | 0.7 miles |
| Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School | 67% | 2.7% | 1.5% | 138 | 1.1 miles |
| Burnley Lowerhouse Junior School | 35% | 7.1% | 46.6% | 204 | 1.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 8 May 2024
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Ungraded inspection report22 March 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.41%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.88%
- Persistent absence
- 17.99%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Padiham Green Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Padiham
-
Padiham Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Burnley
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St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham0.7 miles
Primary · Burnley
-
Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Burnley
-
Burnley Lowerhouse Junior School1.5 miles
Primary · Burnley
Common questions
- What year groups does Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School teach?
- Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Padiham, Burnley.
- Who is the headteacher of Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School is Mr Chris Taylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School?
- Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School has 312 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School full?
- Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School has capacity for 341 pupils and 312 on roll (91%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Blackburn.
- Does Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School rank locally?
- Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School ranked 257th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.