St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Blackburn, Lancashire·BB6 8EQ
Composite score
48.5
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#7,834
National rank
#1101
In North West
#236
In Lancashire
Top 53%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
71%
% achieving higher RWM
2%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 13/01/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
Expected standard

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
23 first choices, 23 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
75
any preference, for 23 places
Applications from another council area
16%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.03
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9720221.0420230.8520240.9720251.002026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
289
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
6.5%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
1.7%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
8.3%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
0.3%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.0%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
6.6%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
26.7
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,535
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho

St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho is a primary school in Blackburn, Lancashire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 289 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. Results have held broadly steady on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 2% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 23 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.0%. There are about 26.7 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 6% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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