St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Burnley
Holcombe Drive, Burnley, BB10 4BH
This school is closed (it closed in November 2023).
It was replaced by St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Acting Headteacher
- Mr Ian Jones
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Constituency
- Burnley
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 207
- URN
- 119703
- Local authority
- Lancashire
About this school
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Burnley was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Burnley. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 207 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Burnley has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 42% | 47% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - |
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 St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Burnley 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 | 42% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
How St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Burnley compares
Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.6% | 42% | 207 | — |
| St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 43% | 6.9% | 42.4% | 197 | 0.0 miles |
| Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School | 53% | 5.8% | 41% | 210 | 0.4 miles |
| Burnley Springfield Community Primary School | 43% | 6.8% | 54.8% | 203 | 0.6 miles |
| Burnley Brunshaw Primary School | 23% | 6.8% | 41.2% | 414 | 0.6 miles |
| Burnley St Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 40% | 6.5% | 40.6% | 200 | 0.7 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.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 42%
- English as an additional language
- 18.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.6%
- Persistent absence
- 19.6%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Burnley
-
Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Burnley
-
Burnley Springfield Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Burnley
-
Burnley Brunshaw Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Burnley
-
Burnley St Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Burnley
Other schools in Burnley
- Barden Primary School Primary
- Briercliffe Primary School Primary
- Burnley Brunshaw Primary School Primary
- Burnley Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primary
- Burnley Ightenhill Primary School Primary
- Burnley Lowerhouse Junior School Primary
- Burnley Springfield Community Primary School Primary
- Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Burnley St Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary School Primary
- Casterton Primary Academy Primary
- Cherry Fold Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Burnley teach?
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Burnley taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Burnley.
- Has St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Burnley been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Burnley under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Burnley?
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Burnley had 207 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Burnley's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 42% in 2022/23 and 43% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Burnley's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Burnley'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 November 2023.