St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

LancashireLocal Authority

Pendle and ClitheroeConstituency

BB9 0DQPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 5–11, located in Lancashire, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 209 pupils. St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is part of ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2016

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 32%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 100
Maths score: 99

Ethnicity

White

32%

Asian

60%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

209

Total Pupils

46%Boys

54%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

36%

England average

27%

First language not English

57%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 5 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 209
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
9 Sept 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.