Burscough Priory Academy

State-Funded School

burscough-priory-academy-lancashire-north-west

North WestRegion

LancashireLocal Authority

West LancashireConstituency

L40 7RZPostcode

7.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Burscough Priory Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Lancashire, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 729 pupils. Burscough Priory Academy is part of Endeavour Learning Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 48.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 51.9%
EBacc average point score: 4.4

Ethnicity

White

96%

Asian

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

729

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

16%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 729
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: Endeavour Learning Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
22 Jan 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
11 Jan 2018	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.