St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Tong Lane, Bacup, Lancashire, OL13 9LJ

Inadequate

Inspected 16 April 2024

Inadequate

Ofsted

15%

KS2 expected

Primary

Phase

3–11

Ages

140

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Academy sponsor led

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Lancashire →
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
Age Range: Ages 3–11
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 140 / 210 (67%)
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Roman Catholic
Last Ofsted Inspection: 16 April 2024

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

76.2%

Disadvantaged

12.1%

EAL

6.4%

SEN support

25%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

SATs results (Key Stage 2)

15%

Expected standard (RWM)

Higher standard (RWM)

Avg reading score

Avg maths score

Attendance

7.9%

Overall absence

25.4%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

11.9

Teachers (FTE)

↑ +2.4 vs 2023/24

11.5

Pupils per teacher

↓ -4.2 vs 2023/24

8.83

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↓ -0.1 vs 2023/24

£52,037

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 31% on leadership pay

↑ +£5,799 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

3.4

Leadership (FTE)

↑ +0.4 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£11,584

Spend per pupil

£12,416

Income per pupil

36%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.