SCHOOL PROFILE

St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 119642
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 290 Published school capacity
Capacity used 94.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

13 January 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

14 July 2021
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 22 September 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Lancashire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 274 274 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 143 52.2% of pupils
Male pupils 131 47.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

6.2%
18.6 pts below England
School 6.2%
Ribble Valley 13.3%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

3.3%
17.0 pts below England
School 3.3%
Ribble Valley 5.0%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Ribble Valley 0.2%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
89.4%
245
Any other ethnic group
2.6%
7
Pakistani
1.8%
5
Indian
1.1%
3
White and Asian
1.1%
3
Any other Mixed background
0.7%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 11.0% 30 of 274 pupils
9.9 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 11.0%
Ribble Valley 15.4%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 9.5% 26 pupils
England 14.8% 5.3 pts below
EHC plans 1.5% 4 pupils
England 6.0% 4.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Specific learning difficulty 13
Moderate learning difficulty 6
Social, emotional & mental health 6
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Severe learning difficulty 1
Speech, language & communication 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

71.0% 10.6 pts above England
School 71.0%
Ribble Valley 62.9%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

88.0%

14.2 pts above England

School 88.0%
Ribble Valley 75.7%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

80.0%

9.7 pts above England

School 80.0%
Ribble Valley 74.1%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

85.0%

13.0 pts above England

School 85.0%
Ribble Valley 75.3%
North West 71.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.79%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.43 pts lower than England
School 3.79%
Ribble Valley 4.81%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

6.05%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.77 pts lower than England
School 6.05%
Ribble Valley 9.79%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.40%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.40 pts lower than England
School 0.40%
Ribble Valley 0.70%
North West 1.75%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

94.5% 6.3 pts above England
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho
94.5%
Ribble Valley
88.5%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information