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Read St John's CofE Primary School

Ribble Valley, BB12 7PEPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Feb 2023
KS2 Results
76%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
23 1st-choice / 25 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#2503 of 13,686 nationally

About Read St John's CofE Primary School

Read St John's CofE Primary School is clearly a popular choice among local families. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 62 applications for just 25 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2. 48, meaning more than two families applied for every spot. Of those 62 applications, 23 were first-preference choices, and all 23 received offers. That level of demand suggests a strong reputation in the Ribble Valley community. The school is a Church of England primary with a mixed intake of 193 pupils, comfortably within its capacity of 210. Headteacher Frances Agar leads a school that has held a Good rating from Ofsted since its graded inspection in 2012, and an ungraded inspection in 2023 confirmed it remains Good. The previous inspection in 2010 rated the school as Requires Improvement, so the improvement to Good and the sustained rating since then is a clear positive signal for parents.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressStraits Lane, Burnley, Ribble Valley, BB12 7PE
HeadteacherFrances Agar
Local AuthorityLancashire
Number of Pupils193
Free School Meals (FSM)12.4%
School Capacity193 / 210 (92% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

9 Feb 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (9 Feb 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 31 Oct 2012. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:15

Source: read.lancs.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Read St John's CofE Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.