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St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho

Whalley Road, Langho, Blackburn, BB6 8EQ

Local ranking173rd of 466 primary schools in Lancashire
Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

290

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 13 January 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development & wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
71.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
2.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
88.0%
Writing (Expected)
80.0%
Maths (Expected)
85.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
90.0%
Reading avg scaled score
108.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
105.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
106.0
Cohort Size
41

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
289
Boys
139 (48%)
Girls
150 (52%)
Capacity
290 (100% full)
SEND
8.7%
FSM Eligible
6.5%
EAL
1.7%
SEN with EHC Plan
0.3%
SEN Support
8.3%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
26.8:1
Teachers (FTE)
10.8
Budget per Pupil
£5,535/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
3.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
6.0% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 90.9%
  • Other: 2.8%
  • Mixed Other: 2.1%
  • Asian Pakistani: 1.4%
  • Asian Indian: 1.1%
  • White Irish: 0.7%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.3%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 0.3%

90.9%

White British

2.8%

Other

2.1%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
119642
UKPRN
10072676
Establishment No.
3742

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