St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho, Blackburn

Ofsted's report card from its 13 January 2026 inspection grades St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "By the end of Year 6, pupils achieve well in reading, writing and mathematics."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders have established a broad range of systems that quickly pick up and address attendance concerns."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed an ambitious curriculum."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children get off to a positive start in the early years."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) have their additional needs and barriers to learning quickly identified and addressed."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders use approaches that provide them with a clear understanding of different aspects of the school's work."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Pupils, including those who are disadvantaged, benefit from a carefully considered approach to personal development and wellbeing."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should ensure that teachers across key stages promptly identify and address gaps in pupils' writing knowledge. • Leaders should ensure that teachers have the subject knowledge they need to deliver all curriculum subjects as intended".

In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils at St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho reached the expected standard in reading and 85% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Lancashire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 88% in reading and 79% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 23 families put St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho as their first choice and 75 named it as one of their preferences, for 23 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 St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho are Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 93% reading, 96% maths); Salesbury Church of England Primary School (1.7 miles, Good, 73% reading, 83% maths); Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (2 miles, Good, 74% reading, 74% maths); and St Wulstan's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood (2 miles, Good, 55% reading, 36% maths).

St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

56 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho (as of April 2026): 84% would recommend the school, 89% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that they are kept well informed about progress (57%).

6.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 26 pupils (9.5%) received SEN support and 4 (1.5%) 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 a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Langho Rail Station, about 280 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is York Lane (opposite), 130 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 9 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Lancashire (109).

In 2024/25, St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho issued 13 suspensions, 4.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.