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

URN
144474
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School
URN
144474
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Excellent

86 / 100

Excellent

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

100

Inspection

75

Admissions Value

82

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

75

School Compass rankings

Top 25% of primary schools in England

Top 25% nationally

#30 of 353 schools in Lancashire

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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  • Recommended application mix
  • Alternative schools
  • Admissions warnings

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Crime & Safety

Safety information unavailable.

Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.
  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework

A more recent ungraded monitoring visit was published on 7 September 2025: Standards maintained. The outcomes below are from the latest full graded inspection.

Full inspection published
9 February 2020
Inspection date
14 January 2020
Inspection type
Academy First Section 5
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 9 February 2020

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 9 February 2020

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

4

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

11

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

4

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.75×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Lancashire
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Lancashire)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.stmarysnewchurch.co.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Lancashire to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

100.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

83.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

100.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

83.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

BB12 9JP - Spenbrook Road, Newchurch-in-Pendle, Burnley, Lancashire

Contact details

Address
Spenbrook Road, Newchurch-in-Pendle, Burnley, Lancashire
Postcode
BB12 9JP
Phone
1282612191
Website
www.stmarysnewchurch.co.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Lancashire
Local authority code
888

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 1,046 schools in Lancashire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

1,046

Open schools

702

Closed schools

340

Primary schools

622

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Outstanding

    Graded 9 February 2020

  • Personal development

    Outstanding

    Graded 9 February 2020

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 9 February 2020

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 9 February 2020

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    7 September 202524 June 2025-Standards maintainedView report for inspection published 7 September 2025
    9 February 202014 January 2020Academy First Section 5GoodView report for inspection published 9 February 2020
    • Standards maintained

      Published
      7 September 2025
      Inspected
      24 June 2025
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report
    • Good

      Published
      9 February 2020
      Inspected
      14 January 2020
      Type
      Academy First Section 5
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    36.4%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 4

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    159

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary622 (61.4%)
    • Secondary159 (15.7%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other232 (22.9%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Newchurch-in-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Roughlee Church of England Primary School1.7 kmPrimaryOpen
    Wheatley Lane Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School1.9 kmPrimaryClosed
    Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School1.9 kmPrimaryOpen
    Marles Hill School2.0 kmNot applicableClosed
    Marles Hill Centre (KS3) C O Personalised Curriculum Support and Service2.1 kmNot applicableClosed
    Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School2.8 kmPrimaryOpen
    Higham St John's Church of England Primary School3.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    Grow Independent School3.2 kmNot applicableOpen
    East Lancashire Learning Group3.3 km16 plusOpen
    • Newchurch-in-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Roughlee Church of England Primary School
      Distance
      1.7 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Wheatley Lane Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School
      Distance
      1.9 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School
      Distance
      1.9 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Lancashire)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbey Village Primary SchoolPrimaryPR6 8DDOpen
    Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryBB5 2AQOpen
    Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryBB5 2AQClosed
    Accrington Huncoat Primary SchoolPrimaryBB5 6LROpen
    Accrington Huncoat Primary SchoolPrimaryBB5 6LRClosed
    • Abbey Village Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      PR6 8DD
      Status
      Open
    • Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BB5 2AQ
      Status
      Open
    • Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BB5 2AQ
      Status
      Closed
    • Accrington Huncoat Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BB5 6LR
      Status
      Open
  • Marles Hill School
    Distance
    2.0 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Marles Hill Centre (KS3) C O Personalised Curriculum Support and Service
    Distance
    2.1 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School
    Distance
    2.8 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Higham St John's Church of England Primary School
    Distance
    3.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Grow Independent School
    Distance
    3.2 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • East Lancashire Learning Group
    Distance
    3.3 km
    Phase
    16 plus
    Status
    Open
  • Accrington Huncoat Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    BB5 6LR
    Status
    Closed