Sabden Primary SchoolSimonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Sabden Primary School and Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School are primary schools.

  • Sabden Primary School scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Sabden Primary School was judged the expected standard and Simonstone St Peter'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 50.0% for Sabden Primary School and 67.0% for Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Sabden Primary School (57.0% in 2022-23, 50.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School (67.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Sabden Primary School versus Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SabdenSabden Primary SchoolBurnleySimonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD45/100C64/100Stronger figure
Local ranking347th of 466 in Lancashire 141st of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll98 134
Capacity105 140
LocationSabden, BB7 9DZ Burnley, BB12 7HR
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard50.0% 67.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard17.0% 27.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 109.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census98 134
Free school meals (ever 6)10.9% 1.5%
English as an additional language7.1% 0.0%
SEN support14.3% 13.4%
SEN with an EHC plan0.0% 1.5%
Attendance
Overall absence3.4% 2.7% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence1.3% Stronger figure3.4% 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.

Sabden Primary School

Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School

Full profiles: Sabden Primary School · Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School