Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Hurst Green

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary School and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Hurst Green are primary schools.

  • Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary School scores 81 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Hurst Green scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary School was judged the expected standard and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Hurst Green 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 91.0% for Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary School and 71.0% for St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Hurst Green.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary School (93.0% in 2022-23, 91.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Hurst Green (79.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary School versus St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Hurst Green compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BlackburnLangho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary SchoolClitheroeSt Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Hurst GreenEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB81/100Stronger figureB75/100
Local ranking12th of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure39th of 466 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll306 106
Capacity315 120
LocationBlackburn, BB6 8AB Clitheroe, BB7 9QJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard91.0% Stronger figure71.0% 62.0%
At higher standard30.0% Stronger figure7.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 108.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census306 106
Free school meals (ever 6)4.6% 3.1%
English as an additional language3.9% 1.9%
SEN support7.5% 1.9%
SEN with an EHC plan1.6% 1.9%
Attendance
Overall absence3.6% 3.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence4.1% 0.0% 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.

Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary School

St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Hurst Green

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