# Briercliffe Primary School

Briercliffe Primary School is a primary school in Burnley, for pupils aged 5 to 11.

It had 388 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E119168. [Burnley](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 5 to 11
- Pupils: 388
- Council: Burnley
- URN: 119168

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 27 January 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 69% of pupils at Briercliffe Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
0% 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 | 69% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Silver Birch School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/silver-birch-school-e152132): 610 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Compass Community School Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/school/compass-community-school-lancashire-e148397): 840 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [St James' Lanehead Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-lanehead-church-of-england-primary-school-e119487): 1.2 km. Primary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Sir John Thursby Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sir-john-thursby-community-college-e134996): 1.7 km. Secondary. Good (overall), April 2023. Attainment 8 of 40.3 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Reedley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/reedley-primary-school-e119320): 1.7 km. Primary. Good (overall), March 2023. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Casterton Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/casterton-primary-academy-e145978): 1.7 km. Primary. Good (overall), October 2022. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/119168)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/119168)

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