Padiham Primary School
Primary schoolPadiham Primary School is a primary school in Burnley, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 286 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, February 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 8 February 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 47% of pupils at Padiham Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
3% 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 | 47% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 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
In a straight line- Whitegate Nursery SchoolNursery. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade290 m
- Shuttleworth CollegeSecondary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 38.0 (2025/26, provisional)290 m
- Burnley High SchoolSecondary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 38.9 (2025/26, provisional)750 m
- Padiham Green Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)780 m
- St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, PadihamPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)910 m
- Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), May 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Burnley
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).