Primary schools in Burnley

There are 34 primary schools in Burnley (Lancashire), teaching 8,736 pupils. Of the 34 with a score, 9 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 16 do worse.

Best in England Secondary schools in Burnley All schools in Burnley

Pupils from low-income families31%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools9 of 34scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards4inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)231 requires improvement or inadequate

Full or nearly full13 of 34schools with 98% or more of places taken

Average class size27.3one-teacher classes, January census

Free breakfast clubs2schools on the government programme

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Primary schools (34)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	406	39%	No overall grade 2025	94	89 to 97
2	Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	138	2%	Good 2023	87	68 to 95
3	Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	53	13%	Good 2020	82	57 to 94
4	Casterton Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 5-11	291	35%	Good 2022	74	54 to 86
5	Wellfield Methodist and Anglican Church SchoolChurch of England/Methodist · ages 4-11	208	17%	Good 2023	73	49 to 87
6	Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	207	7%	Good 2023	71	40 to 89
7	St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11	191	22%	Good 2023	70	45 to 86
8	St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, PadihamRoman Catholic · ages 3-11	233	20%	Good 2023	69	45 to 85
9	Read St John's CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	201	10%	Good 2023	65	41 to 83
10	Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11	208	16%	Not inspected	64	35 to 85
11	Worsthorne Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	213	7%	Good 2023	59	34 to 79
12	St John's CofE Primary School, ClivigerChurch of England · ages 5-11	201	11%	Good 2023	50	26 to 73
13	Barden Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	474	30%	Good 2024	48	29 to 67
14	Burnley Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	206	51%	Good 2022	45	22 to 70
15	St John the Baptist RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11	212	33%	Good 2024	44	22 to 68
16	Hapton Church of England/Methodist Primary SchoolChurch of England/Methodist · ages 4-11	116	27%	Good 2023	42	18 to 72
17	Heasandford Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	630	33%	Good 2024	38	23 to 56
18	Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	210	45%	Good 2023	38	18 to 63
19	Reedley Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	408	45%	Good 2023	29	16 to 49
20	Burnley Ightenhill Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 5-11	349	56%	Good 2023	27	15 to 46
21	St James' Lanehead Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	279	28%	Report card 2026	27	14 to 48
22	St Augustine of Canterbury RC Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy · ages 5-11	203	26%	Good 2024	22	10 to 43
23	Briercliffe Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 5-11	388	19%	Report card 2026	21	11 to 36
24	Whittlefield Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	188	38%	Good 2022	20	10 to 41
25	Padiham Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	286	44%	Good 2023	20	10 to 37
26	Rosegrove Infant SchoolCouncil · ages 4-7	133	32%	Good 2024	18	7 to 40
27	Rosewood Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	400	41%	Not inspected	14	7 to 26
28	Burnley Springfield Community Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	203	58%	No overall grade 2025	14	6 to 28
29	Higham St John's Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	120	19%	Report card 2026	8	4 to 19
30	Burnley Brunshaw Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	414	42%	Good 2022	5	3 to 8
31	St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11	197	47%	Not inspected	5	2 to 15
32	Cherry Fold Community Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11	366	69%	No overall grade 2025	3	2 to 5
33	Burnley St Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	200	38%	Report card 2026	2	1 to 5
34	Burnley Lowerhouse Junior SchoolCouncil · ages 7-11	204	44%	Requires improvement 2023	1	1 to 2

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About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.