Academy · Lancashire
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
- Primary
- Ages 3–11
- Roman Catholic
Term dates
Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Lancashire council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.
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How places are given: as a Roman Catholic school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.
How many families applied: Reception
For September 2026, 5 families put this school as their first choice, and 5 places were offered. 5 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| September 2025 | 9 | 9 | 100% |
| September 2024 | 12 | 12 | 100% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Before and after school
No club is registered with Ofsted at this school's address. Ask the school about breakfast or after-school care, or find clubs nearby.
Ofsted inspection
Report card, 14 April 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
Safeguarding standards: met.
Previous inspection, 16 April 2024. Overall: Inadequate
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Academy
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Pupils
- 94 (capacity 210)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Academy trust
- ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Phone
- 01706873123
- Address
- Tong Lane, Bacup, OL13 9LJ
- Website
- stmarysbacup.org
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.