Padiham Green Church of England Primary School, Padiham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Padiham Green excels at making children feel safe, welcomed and valued through warm relationships and strong community connections. The early years provision is particularly impressive, with skilled staff using rich vocabulary and conversation to support learning. The school is highly inclusive, quickly identifying pupil needs and providing thoughtful, tailored support to help all children access the curriculum alongside their peers.
Key Strengths
- Strong early years provision with ambitious curriculum focused on communication, language and speech
- Excellent inclusion support with quick identification of pupil needs and effective adaptations for those with special educational needs
- Warm, nurturing relationships between staff and pupils that help children feel safe and settled
- Ambitious, broad and balanced curriculum from early years to Year 6
- Effective phonics teaching with good support for pupils who struggle with reading
Areas for Improvement
- Some pupils do not achieve as well as they should by the end of key stage 2, with test results below national average
- Gaps in basic skills not addressed effectively enough, such as letter and number formation
- Inconsistencies in teaching quality and staff expectations across the school
- Some pupils' behaviour is mixed and disrupts learning when expectations are not high enough
- New behaviour policy introduced but not yet fully embedded
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met with leaders having established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and managed.
Extracurricular Activities
Science club, technology club, engineering club, mathematics club, rugby club, dance club, eco-councillors, worship warriors, seeds and gardeners buddy scheme, theatre trips, outdoor pursuits centre visits, planetarium dome
Padiham Green Church of England Primary School provides a warm, inclusive environment with strong early years provision and positive relationships between staff and pupils. However, some pupils do not achieve well enough by the end of key stage 2, with test results below the national average.
At a Glance
44.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 45% to 65%. Maths has improved from 48% to 57%. Writing has improved from 62% to 74%.
Class Sizes
26.7
Avg class size
26.3
Infant (KS1)
27.0
KS2
7
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
85%
Available places
179 pupils
210 capacity
31 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Padiham
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Padiham
Admissions Demand - Lancashire
Places available
15,664
Applications
12,136
Got 1st preference
93.0%
Got preferred school
98.8%
Primary admissions across Lancashire (2025/26)
Inspection History(18)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.44832%
Overall absence
12.13873%
Persistent absence
173
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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