# Holly Grove School

Holly Grove School is a special school in Burnley, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 138 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E135014. [Burnley](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Community special school
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 138
- Council: Burnley
- URN: 135014

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Outstanding, June 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding, 28 June 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, 0% of pupils at Holly Grove 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 | 0% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 104 | 105 |

Holly Grove School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
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.

- [Barden Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barden-primary-school-e119260): 10 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Reedley Hallows Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/reedley-hallows-nursery-school-e133060): 10 m. Nursery. Good (overall), July 2024
- [Rawdhatul Uloom](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rawdhatul-uloom-e135219): 590 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Heasandford Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heasandford-primary-school-e119261): 800 m. Primary. Good (overall), March 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burnley-stoneyholme-community-primary-school-e119257): 930 m. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St John the Baptist RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-the-baptist-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e147578): 950 m. Primary. School remains Good, May 2024. 59% 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/135014)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/135014)

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