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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 144474

Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School

Academy sponsor led · Burnley · BB12 9JP

Ages 4–11 · 53 pupils · Lancashire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

22%

Overall absence

5.5%

Admissions demand

1.13 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2020-01-14

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)22%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
98.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)19.1%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
4.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
47

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.13 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

9

Places offered

8

1st-preference offers

8

Total preferences (any rank)
21
Preferred offers (top 3)
8
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill95%

53 pupils · 56 places

Pupils on roll
53
Boys / girls
25 / 28
School capacity
56
Capacity fill
53 / 56 (95%)
Free school meals
13.2%
FSM pupils
7
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Religious ethos
Christian
Diocese
Diocese of Blackburn
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: CIDARI EDUCATION LIMITED
Academy trust
CIDARI EDUCATION LIMITED
Sponsor
Cidari Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Pauline Nightingale

Location

Address
Spenbrook Road, Newchurch-in-Pendle
Postcode
BB12 9JP
Town
Burnley
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Lancashire
District
Pendle
Constituency
Pendle and Clitheroe
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 4–11, in Burnley, Lancashire, 53 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 13.2%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Blackburn.

Open schools in Burnley
62
Primary schools in Burnley
34
Academies among open schools in Burnley
16% (10)
Open schools in BB12
27
Primary in BB12
17
Open schools in Lancashire LA
709
Primary in Lancashire LA
483

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Pauline Nightingale
Telephone
01282612191
Website
www.stmarysnewchurch.co.uk

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