Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

About Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Parents considering Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School will find strong signals of satisfaction from the school community. In the most recent Parent View survey, covering September 2024 to September 2025, 90% of respondents said they would recommend the school to other parents. That’s a high figure, drawn from 49 responses, and it’s backed up by individual question results: 90% of parents either agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy at the school, and a combined 90% felt their child is safe. The school is clearly popular locally too. For the 2025/26 intake, it received 91 applications for just 30 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.03. Only 26 of those applications were first-preference, meaning the school was the top choice for exactly that number of families, all of whom were offered a place. It’s a school that parents actively want, and those who get in tend to feel very positive about the experience.

Academically, Christ The King performs broadly in line with the local average for Lancashire primary schools. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which matches the local authority average of 60%. That places the school 9th out of 28 primary schools in Burnley, putting it in the top third locally. Individual subject scores are solid: the average reading score was 102, the average maths score was also 102, and 73% of pupils met the expected standard in writing. The proportion reaching the higher standard in all three subjects was 10%, with maths and writing both seeing 17% and 23% at the higher level respectively. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in March 2025, confirmed that standards are being maintained, and the school continues to hold a Good rating across leadership, early years provision and overall effectiveness.

The school offers a range of facilities that support both learning and personal development, including a sensory room, forest school area, chapel, library and art studios. Sports provision covers football, tennis, cricket, cross country, swimming and dance, while clubs include choir, coding, eco club, drama, book club and science club. For children with additional needs, the school lists support for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. With 206 pupils on roll against a capacity of 210, the school is almost full but not overcrowded, and 16% of pupils are eligible for free school meals. This is a faith-based primary that is clearly well-regarded by its community, and the high oversubscription ratio means families applying will need to be aware of the school’s admission criteria, which are likely to prioritise Catholic children given its Roman Catholic character.

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