Academy sponsor led · Schools & FE

St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

URN 147592 · LancashireOpen

Inspection history (4)

14 Apr 2026
Report card · published 27 May 2026
Safeguarding met
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
Early yearsExpected
InclusionNeeds attention
Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
Personal development and wellbeingExpected
Elliot Costas-Walker (lead), Schelene Ferris
17 Apr 2024
School inspection (EIF) · published 21 Jun 2024
Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudesInadequate
Early yearsRequires improvement
Leadership and managementInadequate
Personal developmentRequires improvement
Quality of educationRequires improvement
Sue Dymond (lead), Julie Stevens
—
School monitoring visit · published 16 Jun 2025
Jo Olsson
—
School monitoring visit · published 5 Feb 2025
Jo Olsson

Academy trust

Romero Catholic Academy Trust

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Details

URN: 147592
Type: Academy sponsor led
Local authority: Lancashire
Region: North West
Address: Tong Lane, Bacup, Lancashire, OL13 9LJ
Reports on record: 4
Earliest report: 17 Apr 2024
Phase: Primary
Gender: Mixed
Opened: 01-11-2019
Region: North West
Status: Open
Diocese: Diocese of Salford
Website: stmarysbacup.org
Boarding: No boarders
Capacity: 210
Age Range: 3 - 11
Age range: 3 to 11
Telephone: 01706873123
Sixth form: Does not have a sixth form
Headteacher: Mrs Kelly Watson
Pupils on roll: 94
Pupils' gender: Mixed
School capacity: 210
Number of pupils: 94
Nursery provision: Has Nursery Classes
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Free school meals (%): 75.50

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