Padiham Green Church of England Primary School, Padiham

Ofsted's report card from its 10 February 2026 inspection grades Padiham Green Church of England Primary School on 7 areas: 3 expected standard and 4 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders have high expectations of what children can achieve in the early years."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have invested considerably in inclusion."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders provide pupils with a coherent programme of personal development that spans both the taught curriculum and wider opportunities."

Achievement - Needs attention. "By the end of key stage 2, some pupils do not achieve as well as they should."

Attendance and behaviour - Needs attention. "Pupils' behaviour is mixed."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "In some classes, expectations of what pupils can do are too low."

Leadership and governance - Needs attention. "There are some inconsistencies in teaching, pupils' achievement and staff's expectations of pupils' behaviour."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that they build community cohesion and trusting relationships with all stakeholders, including staff, parents and carers, so that all pupils achieve well, experience a consistent sense of belonging and thrive at the school"; "Leaders should ensure staff are proficient in designing activities that meet pupils' needs and that lead to pupils learning the curriculum securely and achieving consistently well"; "Leaders should ensure that gaps in pupils' foundational knowledge are identified and addressed quickly and consistently"; "Leaders should ensure that staff are well trained to implement the new behaviour policy and that they follow it consistently so that behaviour incidents are managed effectively and reduce over time"; "Leaders should work towards supporting pupils to be self reflective about their actions and behave with integrity and consideration towards others".

In its own words: "Our spiritual mission is to bring together all the children, staff, parents, governors and our local parish community in order to help the children get to know and love God and to share His love."

From the headteacher's welcome: "My name is Lisa Tyrer and I am delighted to introduce myself as the Head teacher here. I feel very lucky to lead a dedicated and friendly team who work closely together to support our children's growth and learning."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils at Padiham Green Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 57% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Lancashire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 45% in reading and 48% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 18 families put Padiham Green Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 75 named it as one of their preferences, for 18 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Padiham Green Church of England Primary School are St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham (0.2 miles, Good, 87% reading, 80% maths); Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles, Requires improvement, 69% reading, 75% maths); Padiham Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 59% reading, 68% maths); and Hapton Church of England/Methodist Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 67% reading, 67% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Padiham Green Church of England Primary School.

71 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Padiham Green Church of England Primary School (as of April 2026): 37% would recommend the school, 38% say their child is happy there and 16% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (39%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (16%).

44.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 1.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Hapton Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hill Street (by), 150 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Padiham Green Church of England Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Padiham Green Church of England Primary School issued 28 suspensions, 14.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Padiham Green Church of England Primary School are Shuttleworth College (0.7 miles) and Burnley High School (0.9 miles).