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St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho

Ribble Valley, BB6 8EQPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2026
KS2 Results
71%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
33 1st-choice / 34 places
Ranking
#3,768
of 13,686 nationally

About St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho

St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho, was rated Good in its most recent graded Ofsted inspection in 2015, and a subsequent ungraded inspection in 2021 confirmed that the school remains Good. The school has clearly improved since its previous graded inspection in 2013, when it was rated Requires Improvement. The most telling academic metric is the Key Stage 2 combined expected standard in reading, writing and maths, which 71% of pupils achieved in the 2023/24 academic year. This is comfortably above the Lancashire local authority average of 60%, placing the school in the top half of primary schools nationally, at the 27th percentile. In reading, 88% of pupils met the expected standard, with an average scaled score of 106, while in maths 79% met the expected standard with an average score of 104. The proportion of pupils reaching the higher standard in all three subjects was 5%.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressWhalley Road, Blackburn, Ribble Valley, BB6 8EQ
HeadteacherCaroline Boden
Local AuthorityLancashire
Number of Pupils289
Free School Meals (FSM)6.2%
School Capacity289 / 290 (100% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

14 Jul 2021
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (14 Jul 2021): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 19 Jan 2016. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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

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St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.