St John's Catholic Primary School, Burscough

About St John's Catholic Primary School, Burscough

St John's Catholic Primary School, Burscough is a primary school in Burscough, Lancashire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 85 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 58% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 5.0 percentage points compared with the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 16% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 25% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made St John's Catholic Primary School, Burscough their first choice was offered one of its 14 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.1%. There are about 15.7 pupils per teacher. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. 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.