St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood

About St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood

St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School in Great Harwood is a small state primary in the Lancashire local authority, sitting within the Hyndburn borough. Among the 480 primary schools in the county, it ranks 284th based on its Key Stage 2 results, placing it in the bottom half of schools regionally and nationally. The top-performing peers in Lancashire include Crawford Village Primary School, New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School, and St George's Church of England Primary School in Chorley, all of which score significantly higher on the same ranking metric. St Hubert's is a voluntary-aided Roman Catholic school with a mixed intake of 148 pupils, well below its capacity of 175. It is heavily oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, the school received 46 applications for just 15 places, all of which went to first-preference families, giving an oversubscription ratio of over three to one. The school is led by headteacher Julie Brooks and was rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection in October 2024, a rating it has held consistently since at least 2015.

Academically, St Hubert's performs around the local average but with some notable variation. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 55% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, slightly below the Lancashire average of 60%. Reading was the strongest individual subject, with 75% of pupils meeting the expected standard and 35% achieving a higher score. Maths followed with 65% at the expected level and 30% at the higher level, while writing saw 65% at expected and just 10% at the higher tier. Average scaled scores were 104 in both reading and maths, which is in line with the national average. Progress scores are not available for any of the three subjects, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds compared with pupils' starting points. In the Parent View survey, 70% of the 27 respondents would recommend the school, though responses were mixed: 56% strongly agreed that their child is happy, but 22% disagreed that concerns are dealt with properly, and 15% strongly disagreed that bullying is dealt with quickly.

The school offers a range of facilities including a chapel, music rooms, an ICT suite, an outdoor playground, and a Forest School area. Sports provision covers cross country, netball, swimming, rounders, football and cricket, while clubs include gardening, book club, art club, chess and science club. St Hubert's identifies four categories of special educational needs and disabilities: specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, and speech, language and communication needs. However, the Parent View data shows no responses from parents of SEND children, so it is not possible to gauge how well the school supports these pupils in practice. With its strong Catholic identity, small size, and high demand for places, St Hubert's is likely to suit families who prioritise a faith-based primary close to home and are prepared to apply early. The school does not have a nursery or sixth form, and does not offer boarding.

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