Primary
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Tong Lane, Bacup, OL13 9LJ
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 94 of 210 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.7
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Religious character
- Yes
- Nursery
- Yes
- Trust
- ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 9.5
- All staff (FTE)
- 19.5
- Pupils per adult
- 7.7
- Pupils
- 150
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- Early yearsExpected standard
- InclusionNeeds attention
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
April 2024
Previous framework
Inadequate
Safeguarding: not met
- Behaviour and attitudesInadequate
- Early yearsRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceInadequate
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
SATs results
15%
32 points below the Bacup average (47% across 8 schools)
99.0
3.3 below the Bacup average (102.3 across 8 schools)
8th of 8 by our score, among the primary schools in Bacup we can score - see them all. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 96 |
| Average reading score | 99 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 15% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 32% |
| 23/24 | 37% |
| 24/25 | 15% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 100.0 |
| 23/24 | 100.0 |
| 24/25 | 99.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 96.0 |
| 23/24 | 97.0 |
| 24/25 | 96.0 |
Tong Lane, Bacup, OL13 9LJ
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Lancashire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Elizabeth Lloyd
- Address
- Tong Lane, Bacup, OL13 9LJ
- Telephone
- 01706873123