Burscough Village Primary SchoolSt John's Catholic Primary School, Burscough

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Burscough Village Primary School and St John's Catholic Primary School, Burscough are primary schools.

  • Burscough Village Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St John's Catholic Primary School, Burscough scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). St John's Catholic Primary School, Burscough is ahead on our composite score.

  • Burscough Village Primary School was judged Good and St John's Catholic Primary School, Burscough 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 83.0% for Burscough Village Primary School and 58.0% for St John's Catholic Primary School, Burscough.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Burscough Village Primary School (65.0% in 2022-23, 83.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St John's Catholic Primary School, Burscough (55.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Burscough Village Primary School versus St John's Catholic Primary School, Burscough compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure OrmskirkBurscough Village Primary SchoolBurscoughSt John's Catholic Primary School, BurscoughEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC60/100C66/100Stronger figure
Local ranking189th of 466 in Lancashire 109th of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll214 85
Capacity236 175
LocationOrmskirk, L40 4LB Burscough, L40 7RA
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard83.0% Stronger figure58.0% 62.0%
At higher standard10.0% 25.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census214 85
Free school meals (ever 6)9.7% 14.1%
English as an additional language2.8% 4.7%
SEN support15.9% 18.8%
SEN with an EHC plan4.7% 1.2%
Attendance
Overall absence3.5% Stronger figure4.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence3.0% Stronger figure7.2% 15.8%

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.

Burscough Village Primary School

St John's Catholic Primary School, Burscough

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