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Education in Burnley

District

The north east of the North West. 100,946 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 111 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Burnley, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

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Burnley had 59 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

CouncilGreat Britain only
59
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Burnley had 59 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Burnley among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Burnley is 59.

Schools

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Schools in Burnley

Burnley has 59 open schools: 8 nursery, 30 primary, 5 secondary, 8 special, 1 sixth form and further education, 5 independent and 2 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Outstanding
1
Good
14
Requires improvement
3
Inadequate
0

18 of the 48 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between October 2019 and July 2024.

6 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

8 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Burnley

1 school had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Rosegrove Nursery School (October 2019).

Nursery (8)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Basnett Street Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school3 to 596Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade
Ightenhill Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school2 to 572School remains Outstanding, April 2024
Reedley Hallows Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school2 to 5178Good (overall), July 2024
Rockwood Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school2 to 5104Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade
Rosegrove Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school2 to 591Standards maintained, November 2024Outstanding (overall), October 2019
Stoneyholme Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school2 to 582School remains Outstanding, July 2023
Taywood Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school2 to 473Good (overall), May 2024
Whitegate Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school2 to 5103Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade

Primary (30)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Barden Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11474Good (overall), June 202460% met KS2 standard
Briercliffe Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 11388Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met69% met KS2 standard
Burnley Brunshaw Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11414Good (overall), October 202223% met KS2 standard
Burnley Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11206School remains Good, October 202245% met KS2 standard
Burnley Ightenhill Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 11349School remains Good, May 202346% met KS2 standard
Burnley Lowerhouse Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 11204Requires improvement (overall), September 202335% met KS2 standard
Burnley Springfield Community Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11203Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade43% met KS2 standard
Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11210Good (overall), May 202353% met KS2 standard
Burnley St Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11200Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met40% met KS2 standard
Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11406Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade79% met KS2 standard
Casterton Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led5 to 11291Good (overall), October 202272% met KS2 standard
Cherry Fold Community Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11366Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade55% met KS2 standard
Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11208Standards maintained, March 202567% met KS2 standard
Hapton Church of England/Methodist Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11116Good (overall), October 202356% met KS2 standard
Heasandford Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11630Good (overall), March 202460% met KS2 standard
Padiham Green Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school5 to 11179Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met48% met KS2 standard
Padiham Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11286School remains Good, February 202347% met KS2 standard
Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11312Requires improvement (overall), May 202460% met KS2 standard
Rosegrove Infant SchoolCommunity school4 to 7133Good (overall), March 2024
Rosewood Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11400Standards maintained, March 202555% met KS2 standard
St Augustine of Canterbury RC Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter5 to 11203School remains Good, January 202453% met KS2 standard
St James' Lanehead Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11279Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met50% met KS2 standard
St John the Baptist RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11212School remains Good, May 202459% met KS2 standard
St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, PadihamVoluntary aided school3 to 11233School remains Good, March 202380% met KS2 standard
St John's CofE Primary School, ClivigerVoluntary aided school5 to 11201School remains Good, January 202357% met KS2 standard
St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11191Good (overall), October 202369% met KS2 standard
St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11197No outcome in Ofsted's file43% met KS2 standard
Wellfield Methodist and Anglican Church SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11208Good (overall), November 202370% met KS2 standard
Whittlefield Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11188School remains Good, December 202267% met KS2 standard
Worsthorne Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11213Good (overall), June 202347% met KS2 standard

Secondary (5)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter11 to 161,261Report card, March 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 40.1
Burnley High SchoolFree schools11 to 16579Report card, May 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 38.9
Shuttleworth CollegeFoundation school11 to 161,072Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 38.0
Sir John Thursby Community CollegeFoundation school11 to 161,121Good (overall), April 2023Attainment 8: 40.3
Unity CollegeFoundation school11 to 161,402Requires improvement (overall), February 2024Attainment 8: 38.0

Special (8)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Broadfield Specialist SchoolCommunity special school11 to 19267School remains Outstanding, June 2024
Compass Community School LancashireOther independent special school11 to 174No outcome in Ofsted's file
Holdsworth SchoolOther independent special school5 to 18No outcome in Ofsted's file
Holly Grove SchoolCommunity special school2 to 11138School remains Outstanding, June 2023
Moorlands View SchoolOther independent special school7 to 1619No outcome in Ofsted's file
Ridgewood Community High SchoolCommunity special school11 to 19192School remains Good, November 2023
Silver Birch SchoolOther independent special school11 to 160No outcome in Ofsted's file
The Rose SchoolCommunity special school11 to 1688Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade

Sixth form and further education (1)

SchoolTypeAgesLatest Ofsted inspection
Burnley CollegeFurther education16 to 99Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Independent (5)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Lincoln House SchoolOther independent school11 to 185Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Olive HighOther independent school11 to 16214Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Olive High BoysOther independent school11 to 16114Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Rawdhatul UloomOther independent school4 to 11109Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Rosa House SchoolOther independent school11 to 184Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Pupil referral and alternative provision (2)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Coal Clough AcademyAcademy alternative provision sponsor led11 to 16142School remains Good, January 2024
The Heights BurnleyFree schools alternative provision5 to 160Good (overall), February 2024

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.