Hapton Church of England/Methodist Primary SchoolSt John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Burnley.

Summary of the comparison

Hapton Church of England/Methodist Primary School and St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham are primary schools in Burnley.

  • Hapton Church of England/Methodist Primary School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham is ahead on our composite score.

  • Hapton Church of England/Methodist Primary School was judged Good and St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham 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 56.0% for Hapton Church of England/Methodist Primary School and 80.0% for St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Hapton Church of England/Methodist Primary School (59.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham (63.0% in 2022-23, 80.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Hapton Church of England/Methodist Primary School versus St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BurnleyHapton Church of England/Methodist Primary SchoolBurnleySt John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, PadihamEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC57/100C61/100Stronger figure
Local ranking227th of 466 in Lancashire 178th of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll125 234
Capacity130 210
LocationBurnley, BB11 5RF Burnley, BB12 7BN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard56.0% 80.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard11.0% Stronger figure3.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census125 234
Free school meals (ever 6)25.6% 25.6%
English as an additional language0.8% 2.1%
SEN support17.6% 11.5%
SEN with an EHC plan4.8% 4.3%
Attendance
Overall absence4.6% 3.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence6.5% 2.7% 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.

Hapton Church of England/Methodist Primary School

St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham

Full profiles: Hapton Church of England/Methodist Primary School · St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham