Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Padiham, Burnley

In its own words: "At St Leonard’s, we believe that every child has a right to feel safe, to feel respected and to learn. We foster a culture of kindness, where compassion, respect and inclusion help every child to flourish and feel valued."

From the headteacher's welcome: "My name is Mr Taylor, and I am proud to be the Headteacher of Padiham St Leonard’s. I feel privileged to lead such a vibrant, caring, and inclusive school community, where our Mission Statement, “Nurturing hearts, minds and bodies through Christ,” is at the centre of all that we do."

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils at Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Lancashire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 69% in reading and 82% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 28 families put Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 61 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School are Padiham Green Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles, Requires improvement, 65% reading, 57% maths); Padiham Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 59% reading, 68% maths); St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham (0.7 miles, Good, 87% reading, 80% maths); and Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 87% reading, 87% maths).

Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

41% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 1.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 53 pupils (17%) received SEN support and 29 (9.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 16 places, 16 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Hapton Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bank Street (opposite), 80 metres away.

In 2024/25, Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School are Shuttleworth College (0.8 miles) and Burnley High School (1.1 miles).