Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary SchoolNewchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School and Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School are primary schools.

  • Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School was judged Outstanding and Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 88.0% for Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School and 83.0% for Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School (75.0% in 2022-23, 88.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School (38.0% in 2022-23, 83.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School versus Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure NelsonBarrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary SchoolBurnleyNewchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB75/100Stronger figureD46/100
Local ranking43rd of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure343rd of 466 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll121 55
Capacity119 56
LocationNelson, BB9 6QT Burnley, BB12 9JP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard88.0% Stronger figure83.0% 62.0%
At higher standard13.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 111.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census121 55
Free school meals (ever 6)9.9% 16.4%
English as an additional language6.6% 0.0%
SEN support3.3% 21.8%
SEN with an EHC plan3.3% 1.8%
Attendance
Overall absence3.4% 2.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence7.8% 2.0% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School

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

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