Padiham Green Church of England Primary School
St Anne's Street, Padiham, BB12 7AX
179 pupils · 85% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 44.7%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 February 2026, published 6 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 48% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 18 | 18 | 75 | 18 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 19 | 19 | 64 | 19 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 17 | 16 | 69 | 17 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 31 | 97 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 35 | 92 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 29 | 108 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 30 | 109 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 35 | 102 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham 0.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School 0.7 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Padiham Primary School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Hapton Church of England/Methodist Primary School 1.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Burnley Lowerhouse Junior School 2.1 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School 2.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.