Barden Primary School
Primary schoolBarden Primary School is a primary school in Burnley, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 474 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), June 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 25 June 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 60% of pupils at Barden Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
6% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Reedley Hallows Nursery SchoolNursery. Good (overall), July 202410 m
- Holly Grove SchoolSpecial. School remains Outstanding, June 202310 m
- Rawdhatul UloomIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file590 m
- Heasandford Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)800 m
- Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)930 m
- St John the Baptist RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, May 2024. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)950 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Burnley
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).