# Burnley Ightenhill Primary School

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

It had 349 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E119264. [Burnley](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 5 to 11
- Pupils: 349
- Council: Burnley
- URN: 119264

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, May 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 24 May 2023
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, 46% of pupils at Burnley Ightenhill Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
7% 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 | 46% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101 | 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.

- [Ightenhill Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ightenhill-nursery-school-e119071): 130 m. Nursery. School remains Outstanding, April 2024
- [Whittlefield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whittlefield-primary-school-e119262): 260 m. Primary. School remains Good, December 2022. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Rosegrove Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rosegrove-nursery-school-e119070): 630 m. Nursery. Standards maintained, November 2024
- [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): 780 m. Primary. School remains Good, January 2024. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Wellfield Methodist and Anglican Church School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wellfield-methodist-and-anglican-church-school-e119492): 800 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2023. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-mary-magdalene-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e148993): 800 m. Primary. Good (overall), October 2023. 69% 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/119264)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/119264)

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