# Burnley Brunshaw Primary School

Burnley Brunshaw Primary School is a primary school in Burnley, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 414 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E119217. [Burnley](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 414
- Council: Burnley
- URN: 119217

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), October 2022
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 11 October 2022
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
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, 23% of pupils at Burnley Brunshaw 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 | 23% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 97 | 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.

- [Unity College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/unity-college-e135003): 190 m. Secondary. Requires improvement (overall), February 2024. Attainment 8 of 38.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [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): 660 m. Primary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Burnley Springfield Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burnley-springfield-community-primary-school-e133546): 950 m. Primary. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Rockwood Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rockwood-nursery-school-e119065): 1 km. Nursery. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade
- [St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e150081): 1 km. Primary. No outcome in Ofsted's file. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blessed-trinity-roman-catholic-college-a-voluntary-academy-e147581): 1.2 km. Secondary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 40.1 (2025/26, provisional)

## 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/119217)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/119217)

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