St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Tong Lane, Bacup, OL13 9LJ
94 pupils · 45% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 75.5%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| 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 14 April 2026, published 26 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 | 15% |
| 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 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 5 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 9 | 9 | 20 | 9 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 12 | 12 | 30 | 12 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 21 | 18 | 33 | 21 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 14 | 14 | 23 | 14 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 20 | 19 | 35 | 19 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 17 | 16 | 27 | 17 |
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
- Bacup Thorn Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Britannia Community Primary School 1.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Sharneyford Primary School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Northern Primary School 1.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup 2.1 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
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.