Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school in Padiham, Burnley, Lancashire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary aided school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 312 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 341 |
| Free school meals | 42.00% |
| Local authority | Lancashire |
| Address | Moor Lane, Padiham, Padiham St Leonard's Ce Va Primary, Padiham, Burnley, Lancashire, BB12 8HT |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.st-leonards.lancs.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01282771470 |
| URN | 119425 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 8 May 2024, published 3 July 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 22 March 2023, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
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Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Padiham Green Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Padiham Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Burnley Lowerhouse Junior School (primary school, about 2.5 km)
- Read St John's CofE Primary School (primary school, about 2.5 km)
- Hapton Church of England/Methodist Primary School (primary school, about 2.6 km)
- St Augustine of Canterbury RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (primary school, about 2.7 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.