OFSTED
21 April 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
10 November 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
12 December 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Lancashire
Trust
ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
209
209 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
113
54.1% of pupils
Male pupils
96
45.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.1 pts
above England
School
35.9%
Pendle
33.8%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
37.1 pts
above England
School
57.4%
Pendle
36.6%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Pendle
0.2%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Pakistani
55.5%
116
Any other White background
16.3%
34
White British
15.3%
32
White and Asian
3.3%
7
Any other Asian background
2.9%
6
Indian
1.9%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
16.8%
35 of
209 pupils
4.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.1 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
18.0%
42.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
33.0%
Reading
40.8 pts below England
School
33.0%
Pendle
75.5%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
55.0%
Writing
15.3 pts below England
School
55.0%
Pendle
69.9%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
48.0%
Maths
24.0 pts below England
School
48.0%
Pendle
76.2%
North West
71.7%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.74%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.47 pts
lower than
England
School
5.74%
Pendle
6.23%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.46%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.35 pts
lower than
England
School
15.46%
Pendle
16.95%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.52%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.29 pts
lower than
England
School
0.52%
Pendle
1.50%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
99.5%
11.3 pts
above England
St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
99.5%
Pendle
88.5%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.