Roughlee 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

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

  • Roughlee Church of England Primary School scores 79 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). Roughlee Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Roughlee Church of England Primary School was judged Good 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 100.0% for Roughlee 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 Roughlee Church of England Primary School (86.0% in 2022-23, 100.0% 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

Roughlee 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 NelsonRoughlee Church of England Primary SchoolBurnleyNewchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB79/100Stronger figureD46/100
Local ranking21st of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure343rd of 466 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll51 55
Capacity52 56
LocationNelson, BB9 6NX Burnley, BB12 9JP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard100.0% Stronger figure83.0% 62.0%
At higher standard14.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 111.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census51 55
Free school meals (ever 6)37.3% 16.4%
English as an additional language2.0% 0.0%
SEN support5.9% 21.8%
SEN with an EHC plan3.9% 1.8%
Attendance
Overall absence5.4% 2.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence6.0% 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.

Roughlee Church of England Primary School

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

Full profiles: Roughlee Church of England Primary School · Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School