Higham St John's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Lancashire · BB12 9EU · URN 119387

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2026-01-27Cohort 120Church of England

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 17

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 475 schools in Lancashire

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
53%
Lancashire 58.6%England 61%
5.6 percentage points below the area average of 58.6
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
6%
Lancashire 7.2%England 8%
1.2 percentage points below the area average of 7.2
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
103
Lancashire 105.13England 105
2.1 below the area average of 105.1
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
104
Lancashire 104.14England 105
In line with the area average of 104.1
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
103
Lancashire 104.86England 105
1.9 below the area average of 104.9
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
24%
Lancashire 25.7%England 32%
1.7 percentage points below the area average of 25.7
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
76%
Lancashire 72.6%
3.5 percentage points above the area average of 72.6
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
59%
Lancashire 69%
10 percentage points below the area average of 69
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
82%
Lancashire 71.7%
10.3 percentage points above the area average of 71.7
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
17
Lancashire 29
12 below the area average of 29
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Lancashire	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	53% Lancashire 58.6%England 61%	5.6 percentage points below the area average of 58.6	8 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	6% Lancashire 7.2%England 8%	1.2 percentage points below the area average of 7.2	2 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	103 Lancashire 105.13England 105	2.1 below the area average of 105.1	2 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	104 Lancashire 104.14England 105	In line with the area average of 104.1	1 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	103 Lancashire 104.86England 105	1.9 below the area average of 104.9	2 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	24% Lancashire 25.7%England 32%	1.7 percentage points below the area average of 25.7	8 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	76% Lancashire 72.6%	3.5 percentage points above the area average of 72.6	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	59% Lancashire 69%	10 percentage points below the area average of 69	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	82% Lancashire 71.7%	10.3 percentage points above the area average of 71.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	17 Lancashire 29	12 below the area average of 29	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Lancashire · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 26.2 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 19.2% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 19.2% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 12.5% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 12.3pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 24% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 6% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 20.7pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 53% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 89.4% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Higham St John's Church of England Primary School Good at its inspection on 27/01/2026.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: Higham St John's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Lancashire, postcode BB12 9EU (URN 119387).
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