# Education in Burnley

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.

In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)

## Number of schools

Burnley: **59** (2026, council level, Great Britain only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government. Published 15 October 2026.

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

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/number-of-schools?place=E07000117) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/number-of-schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/burnley/education#l-schools-count

## Schools

Exact point level, Great Britain only. Source: Department for Education and Ofsted and Department for Education and Welsh Government and Scottish Government and Ordnance Survey.

Published as points, so there is no single figure for Burnley. The map shows each one.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?place=E07000117) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/burnley/education#l-schools

## 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.

| Latest Ofsted grade | Schools |
| --- | --- |
| 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.

### Nursery (8) (8)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Basnett Street Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/basnett-street-nursery-school-e119101) | Local authority nursery school | 3 to 5 | 96 | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade |
| [Ightenhill Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ightenhill-nursery-school-e119071) | Local authority nursery school | 2 to 5 | 72 | School remains Outstanding, April 2024 |
| [Reedley Hallows Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/reedley-hallows-nursery-school-e133060) | Local authority nursery school | 2 to 5 | 178 | Good (overall), July 2024 |
| [Rockwood Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rockwood-nursery-school-e119065) | Local authority nursery school | 2 to 5 | 104 | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade |
| [Rosegrove Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rosegrove-nursery-school-e119070) | Local authority nursery school | 2 to 5 | 91 | Standards maintained, November 2024 |
| [Stoneyholme Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stoneyholme-nursery-school-e119074) | Local authority nursery school | 2 to 5 | 82 | School remains Outstanding, July 2023 |
| [Taywood Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/taywood-nursery-school-e133372) | Local authority nursery school | 2 to 4 | 73 | Good (overall), May 2024 |
| [Whitegate Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitegate-nursery-school-e119096) | Local authority nursery school | 2 to 5 | 103 | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade |

### Primary (30) (30)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS2 2024/25) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Barden Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barden-primary-school-e119260) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 474 | Good (overall), June 2024 | 60% met KS2 standard |
| [Briercliffe Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/briercliffe-primary-school-e119168) | Community school | 5 to 11 | 388 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 69% met KS2 standard |
| [Burnley Brunshaw Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burnley-brunshaw-primary-school-e119217) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 414 | Good (overall), October 2022 | 23% met KS2 standard |
| [Burnley Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burnley-holy-trinity-church-of-england-primary-school-e119485) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 206 | School remains Good, October 2022 | 45% met KS2 standard |
| [Burnley Ightenhill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burnley-ightenhill-primary-school-e119264) | Community school | 5 to 11 | 349 | School remains Good, May 2023 | 46% met KS2 standard |
| [Burnley Lowerhouse Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burnley-lowerhouse-junior-school-e119215) | Community school | 7 to 11 | 204 | Requires improvement (overall), September 2023 | 35% met KS2 standard |
| [Burnley Springfield Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burnley-springfield-community-primary-school-e133546) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 203 | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 43% met KS2 standard |
| [Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burnley-st-peters-church-of-england-primary-school-e119484) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 210 | Good (overall), May 2023 | 53% met KS2 standard |
| [Burnley St Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burnley-st-stephens-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e119486) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 200 | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 40% met KS2 standard |
| [Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burnley-stoneyholme-community-primary-school-e119257) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 406 | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 79% met KS2 standard |
| [Casterton Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/casterton-primary-academy-e145978) | Academy sponsor led | 5 to 11 | 291 | Good (overall), October 2022 | 72% met KS2 standard |
| [Cherry Fold Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cherry-fold-community-primary-school-e133622) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 366 | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 55% met KS2 standard |
| [Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-the-king-roman-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e149124) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 208 | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 67% met KS2 standard |
| [Hapton Church of England/Methodist Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hapton-church-of-england-methodist-primary-school-e119407) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 116 | Good (overall), October 2023 | 56% met KS2 standard |
| [Heasandford Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heasandford-primary-school-e119261) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 630 | Good (overall), March 2024 | 60% met KS2 standard |
| [Padiham Green Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/padiham-green-church-of-england-primary-school-e119366) | Voluntary controlled school | 5 to 11 | 179 | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 48% met KS2 standard |
| [Padiham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/padiham-primary-school-e119164) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 286 | School remains Good, February 2023 | 47% met KS2 standard |
| [Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/padiham-st-leonards-voluntary-aided-church-of-england-primary-school-e119425) | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 312 | Requires improvement (overall), May 2024 | 60% met KS2 standard |
| [Rosegrove Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rosegrove-infant-school-e119258) | Community school | 4 to 7 | 133 | Good (overall), March 2024 | – |
| [Rosewood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rosewood-primary-school-e133437) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 400 | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 55% met KS2 standard |
| [St Augustine of Canterbury RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-augustine-of-canterbury-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e147564) | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 203 | School remains Good, January 2024 | 53% met KS2 standard |
| [St James' Lanehead Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-lanehead-church-of-england-primary-school-e119487) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 279 | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 50% met KS2 standard |
| [St John the Baptist RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-the-baptist-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e147578) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 212 | School remains Good, May 2024 | 59% met KS2 standard |
| [St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-the-baptist-roman-catholic-primary-school-padiham-e119648) | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 233 | School remains Good, March 2023 | 80% met KS2 standard |
| [St John's CofE Primary School, Cliviger](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-cofe-primary-school-cliviger-e119432) | Voluntary aided school | 5 to 11 | 201 | School remains Good, January 2023 | 57% met KS2 standard |
| [St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-mary-magdalene-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e148993) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 191 | Good (overall), October 2023 | 69% met KS2 standard |
| [St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e150081) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 197 | No outcome in Ofsted's file | 43% met KS2 standard |
| [Wellfield Methodist and Anglican Church School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wellfield-methodist-and-anglican-church-school-e119492) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 208 | Good (overall), November 2023 | 70% met KS2 standard |
| [Whittlefield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whittlefield-primary-school-e119262) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 188 | School remains Good, December 2022 | 67% met KS2 standard |
| [Worsthorne Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/worsthorne-primary-school-e119181) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 213 | Good (overall), June 2023 | 47% met KS2 standard |

### Secondary (5) (5)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS4 2025/26) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blessed-trinity-roman-catholic-college-a-voluntary-academy-e147581) | Academy converter | 11 to 16 | 1,261 | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8: 40.1 |
| [Burnley High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burnley-high-school-e141028) | Free schools | 11 to 16 | 579 | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8: 38.9 |
| [Shuttleworth College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shuttleworth-college-e134994) | Foundation school | 11 to 16 | 1,072 | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8: 38.0 |
| [Sir John Thursby Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sir-john-thursby-community-college-e134996) | Foundation school | 11 to 16 | 1,121 | Good (overall), April 2023 | Attainment 8: 40.3 |
| [Unity College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/unity-college-e135003) | Foundation school | 11 to 16 | 1,402 | Requires improvement (overall), February 2024 | Attainment 8: 38.0 |

### Special (8) (8)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Broadfield Specialist School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broadfield-specialist-school-e119883) | Community special school | 11 to 19 | 267 | School remains Outstanding, June 2024 |
| [Compass Community School Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/school/compass-community-school-lancashire-e148397) | Other independent special school | 11 to 17 | 4 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| [Holdsworth School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holdsworth-school-e152515) | Other independent special school | 5 to 18 | – | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| [Holly Grove School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holly-grove-school-e135014) | Community special school | 2 to 11 | 138 | School remains Outstanding, June 2023 |
| [Moorlands View School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moorlands-view-school-e132079) | Other independent special school | 7 to 16 | 19 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| [Ridgewood Community High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ridgewood-community-high-school-e135013) | Community special school | 11 to 19 | 192 | School remains Good, November 2023 |
| [Silver Birch School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/silver-birch-school-e152132) | Other independent special school | 11 to 16 | 0 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| [The Rose School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-rose-school-e134625) | Community special school | 11 to 16 | 88 | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade |

### Sixth form and further education (1) (1)

| School | Type | Ages | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Burnley College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burnley-college-e130735) | Further education | 16 to 99 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |

### Independent (5) (5)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lincoln House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lincoln-house-school-e143858) | Other independent school | 11 to 18 | 5 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| [Olive High](https://openindex.co.uk/school/olive-high-e144816) | Other independent school | 11 to 16 | 214 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| [Olive High Boys](https://openindex.co.uk/school/olive-high-boys-e149835) | Other independent school | 11 to 16 | 114 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| [Rawdhatul Uloom](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rawdhatul-uloom-e135219) | Other independent school | 4 to 11 | 109 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| [Rosa House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rosa-house-school-e145296) | Other independent school | 11 to 18 | 4 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |

### Pupil referral and alternative provision (2) (2)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Coal Clough Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/coal-clough-academy-e142054) | Academy alternative provision sponsor led | 11 to 16 | 142 | School remains Good, January 2024 |
| [The Heights Burnley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-heights-burnley-e145918) | Free schools alternative provision | 5 to 16 | 0 | Good (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.

## More on this place

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- [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley/crime) (13)
- [People](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley/people) (24)
- [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley/deprivation) (8)
- [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley/health) (4)
- [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley/environment) (9)
- [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley/transport) (4)
- [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley/connectivity) (5)
- [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley/planning) (3)
- [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley/economy) (4)
- [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley/council-tax) (10)
- [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley/elections) (7)
- [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley/services) (3)
- [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley/sources) (28)

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