Mellor St Mary Church of England Primary School

About Mellor St Mary Church of England Primary School

Mellor St Mary Church of England Primary School enjoys strong parent approval, with 86% of respondents in the most recent Parent View survey saying they would recommend the school. That survey, covering September 2024 to September 2025, drew 21 responses and showed particularly high satisfaction around happiness and safety: 71% of parents strongly agreed their child is happy, and 81% strongly agreed their child feels safe. The school is clearly popular locally, too. For the 2025/26 admissions round, Mellor St Mary received 47 applications for just 18 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.61. Seventeen of those applications were first-preference choices, and the school made 17 first-preference offers, meaning nearly every family who put it first secured a spot. Parents also felt strongly about the range of activities on offer, with 71% strongly agreeing their child can take part in clubs and activities.

Academically, Mellor St Mary performs solidly against local benchmarks. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, comfortably above the Lancashire local authority average of 60%. The school’s ranking score of 73 places it 12th out of 25 primary schools in Ribble Valley, putting it in the top 25% of schools nationally by this metric. Looking at individual subjects, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in both reading and writing, while 73% did so in maths. Higher-attaining pupils also fared well: 41% achieved the higher standard in reading and maths, and 27% did so in writing. Average scaled scores were 108 in reading and 105 in maths. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in March 2025, found that the school had improved significantly since its previous graded inspection, and it retains a Good rating for overall effectiveness, leadership and management, and early years provision.

The school is a Church of England primary in Ribble Valley with a capacity of 140 pupils and currently 138 on roll, so it is running very close to full. Facilities include a library, ICT suite, sensory room, art studios, forest school area, chapel, gymnasium and dining hall. Sports provision covers cricket, cross country, swimming, athletics, gymnastics, tennis and rounders, while clubs include chess, choir, eco club and film club. The school’s SEND register covers specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, and speech, language and communication needs. However, the Parent View data on SEND support was inconclusive, with no responses recorded for that question. With its strong parent satisfaction, above-average KS2 results and high local demand, Mellor St Mary is a good fit for families in the Ribble Valley area who want a well-regarded village primary with a Church of England character and a broad range of extracurricular opportunities.

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