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Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Padiham, Burnley · BB12 8HT

Ages 3–11 · 312 pupils · Lancashire

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

69%

Overall absence

7.8%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-05-08

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
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)69%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence7.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.8%
Unauthorised2.4%
Authorised absence
5.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.2%
Enrolments in measure
271

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

0.98 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

41

Places offered

42

1st-preference offers

41

Total preferences (any rank)
84
Preferred offers (top 3)
42
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 fill91%

312 pupils · 341 places

Pupils on roll
312
Boys / girls
150 / 162
School capacity
341
Capacity fill
312 / 341 (91%)
Free school meals
42%
FSM pupils
128
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Blackburn
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mr Chris Taylor

Location

Address
Moor Lane, Padiham, Padiham St Leonard's Ce Va Primary
Postcode
BB12 8HT
Town
Padiham, Burnley
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Lancashire
District
Burnley
Constituency
Burnley
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
SEN unit
SEN unit places
16 on roll / 16 capacity

Local context

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

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Padiham, Burnley, Lancashire, 312 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 42%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Blackburn.

Open schools in Padiham, Burnley
1
Primary schools in Padiham, Burnley
1
Academies among open schools in Padiham, Burnley
0% (0)
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
Mr Chris Taylor
Telephone
01282771470
Website
http://www.st-leonards.lancs.sch.uk

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