# Holdsworth School

Holdsworth School is a special school in Burnley, for pupils aged 5 to 18.

Special school. Code E152515. [Burnley](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Other independent special school
- Ages: 5 to 18
- Council: Burnley
- URN: 152515

## Latest Ofsted outcome

No outcome in Ofsted's file
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.

The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.

## Schools nearby

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

- [Burnley High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burnley-high-school-e141028): 600 m. Secondary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 38.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Rosegrove Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rosegrove-nursery-school-e119070): 760 m. Nursery. Standards maintained, November 2024
- [Burnley Lowerhouse Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burnley-lowerhouse-junior-school-e119215): 780 m. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), September 2023. 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [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): 860 m. Primary. School remains Good, January 2024. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Shuttleworth College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shuttleworth-college-e134994): 930 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 38.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Rosegrove Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rosegrove-infant-school-e119258): 1 km. Primary. Good (overall), March 2024

## 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/152515)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/152515)

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