Primary school

Read St John's CofE Primary School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Lancashire
  • BB12 7PE
Ofsted Good · inspected Sep 2012

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,980 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 27%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 57%57%2016/17: top 33%2017/18: top 68%2018/19: top 76%2022/23: top 31%2023/24: top 18%18% · 2023/242024/25: top 27%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM73% · North West 63%8/10 Above
Higher standard, RWM10% · North West 6%7/10 Above
Reading score105 · North West 1054/10 Below
Maths score106 · North West 1057/10 Above
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 52% · 25 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 70% · 20 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 59% · 29 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 56% · 27 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 69% · 32 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 76% · 29 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 73% · 30 pupils · North West 63%76%52%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 4% · 25 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 10% · 20 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 21% · 29 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 19% · 27 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 9% · 32 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 10% · 29 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 10% · 30 pupils · North West 6%21%4%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 25 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 104 · 20 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 106 · 29 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 27 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 105 · 32 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 107 · 29 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 105 · 30 pupils · North West 105107103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 25 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 105 · 20 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 29 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 103 · 27 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 105 · 32 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 105 · 29 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 106 · 30 pupils · North West 105106101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in96.5%
28 of 29 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 96.6%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2928
2nd171
3rd100

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Satisfactory
  2. 2010Satisfactory
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026201
Free school meals (past 6 years)13.5%
First language not English1.6%
SEN support7.3%
EHC plan3.1%
Absence (sessions missed)4.0%
Persistently absent pupils7.0%

Girls 53.4%Boys 46.6%

95.7% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.3
Pupils per adult13.7
  • Classroom teachers 7
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 5.7
  • Other support 2.2

Teachers 9 FTE · Whole workforce 16.9 · 21 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,487
Spend per pupil£6,829
Staff spend per pupil£4,638
Reserve per pupil£383
  • +£76,961revenue reserve
  • −£68,669in-year balance

Grants £6,155 · self-generated £333 · premises £512 per pupil