Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Burnley · BB12 7HR · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS267%
- Absence3.3%
- FSM2.2%
0.5 miles away
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Read St John's CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Burnley · BB12 7PE
Ages 4–11 · 201 pupils · Lancashire
Ofsted
School remains Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
69%
Overall absence
4.9%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2023-03-22
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)9%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 105.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 105.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 106.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence4.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.2%
Unauthorised1.2%
- Authorised absence
- 3.6%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 170
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill96%
201 pupils · 210 places
- Pupils on roll
- 201
- Boys / girls
- 99 / 102
- School capacity
- 210
- Capacity fill
- 201 / 210 (96%)
- Free school meals
- 10.4%
- FSM pupils
- 21
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
Age range
Ages 4–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- Nursery
- 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 controlled school
- Headteacher
- Miss Frances Agar
Location
- Address
- Straits Lane, READ
- Postcode
- BB12 7PE
- Town
- Burnley
- County
- Lancashire
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- District
- Ribble Valley
- Constituency
- Pendle and Clitheroe
- Urban/rural
- Urban: 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 voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Burnley, Lancashire, 201 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 10.4%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Blackburn.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Altham St James Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Expected standardVoluntary aided school · Primary
Accrington · BB5 5UH · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS270%
- Absence4.0%
- FSM7.1%
1.1 miles away
Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Requires improvementVoluntary aided school · Primary
Padiham, Burnley · BB12 8HT · Lancashire
Ages 3–11
- KS251%
- Absence7.8%
- FSM42.0%
1.6 miles away
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Sabden
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Clitheroe · BB7 9ED · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS243%
- Absence5.4%
- FSM24.6%
1.7 miles away
Padiham Green Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Needs attentionVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Padiham · BB12 7AX · Lancashire
Ages 5–11
- KS248%
- Absence5.4%
- FSM44.7%
1.7 miles away
St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Burnley · BB12 7BN · Lancashire
Ages 3–11
- KS263%
- Absence4.0%
- FSM20.2%
1.9 miles away
Sabden Primary School
Ofsted: Needs attentionCommunity school · Primary
Sabden · BB7 9DZ · Lancashire
Ages 3–11
- KS257%
- Absence3.3%
- FSM8.9%
1.9 miles away
St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood
Ofsted: Not judgedVoluntary aided school · Primary
Blackburn · BB6 7SN · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS257%
- Absence3.5%
- FSM16.8%
2.1 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Miss Frances Agar
- Telephone
- 01282771065