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St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors

Primary school in Accrington, Lancashire. Good (Mar 2023).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 7 March 2023, report published 16 May 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around March 2027

The last inspection was in March 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. That’s within the next six months.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

  1. 0.3 milesClayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School

    Primary, Accrington, Lancashire

    No overall grade. Quality of education good (Mar 2025)

  2. 0.4 milesClayton-le-Moors All Saints' Church of England Primary School

    Primary, Accrington, Lancashire

    Improved significantly (Feb 2025)

  3. 1.1 milesSt Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood

    Primary, Blackburn, Lancashire

    No overall grade. Quality of education good (Oct 2024)

  4. 1.1 milesGreat Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School

    Primary, Blackburn, Lancashire

    Good (Sep 2023)

  5. 1.2 milesSt Nicholas Church of England Primary School

    Primary, Accrington, Lancashire

    Report card, Mar 2026: 7 expected

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.