The educational watchdog Ofsted visited 43 mainstream secondary schools in Burnley, Hyndburn, Pendle, Rossendale and Blackburn with Darwen between January 1 2023 and December 31 2024.
Educational establishments can be rated one of four grades - outstanding, good, requires improvement and inadequate - with a mix of ratings being given out throughout the year.
As of September however, Ofsted also changed the way it inspects school so that in the more recent reprots, no overall effectiveness rating is given instead just individual ratings across categories.
Take a look at all the schools with new Ofsted this year below, including their classifications, highlights and areas that require improvement…
41. St Antony's RC Primary School
Report published Dec 11 following an inspection on Nov 12-13. Classed as 'good' for all categories. Highlights: SEND support; pupils achieve and behave well; teachers deliver the school’s ambitious curriculum with consistency. Improvements needed: ensure that pupils practise and apply what they have learned in English. Previous inspection: Good. | Google Maps
42. Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary School
Report published Dec 13 following an inspection on Nov 19-20. Classed as 'good' for all categories bar 1 'outstanding'. Highlights: vibrant school community; pupils achieve and behave well; ambitious and well-designed curriculum. Improvements needed: clarify what the school expects pupils to learn; some of leaders’ time is taken up with unnecessary tasks. Previous inspection: Outstanding. | Google Maps
43. St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn
Report published Dec 18 following an inspection on Nov 19-20. Classed as 'good' for all categories. Highlights: happy school where pupils thrive; pupils achieve and behave well; ambitious curriculum. Improvements needed: match learning activities to the knowledge pupils should learn. Previous inspection: Outstanding. | Google Maps
44. Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson
Report published May 7 following an inspection on Mar 19-20. Classed as 'good'. Highlights: caring and welcoming place to learn; pupils achieve and behave well; wteachers have secure subject knowledge. Improvements needed: match activities to curriculum intentions; identify what children should learn in early years. Previous inspection: Good. | Google Maps