Burnley Brow Community School

Burnley Brow Community School continues to maintain its status as a good school where pupils flourish and feel valued. The leadership team is ambitious for all students, providing robust support especially for those who are learning English as an additional language and those with special educational needs. Most pupils achieve well, with a strong emphasis on language development and reading in the early years. The school has a positive culture where behaviour is well-managed, and pupils are engaged in their learning, demonstrating perseverance and respect for others. However, there are a few concerns regarding the implementation of the curriculum in some subjects, where not all specific knowledge set by leaders is adequately taught. This has resulted in some pupils not achieving to their full potential in those areas. Despite these challenges, the overall atmosphere at the school reflects a commitment to safeguarding and pupil well-being, with staff dedicated to understanding and supporting every pupil's needs. This inspection marks the second ungraded review since the school's last judgment in 2014, and it highlights the continuing dedication of the school to offer quality education.

Strengths

• Supportive and inclusive environment for all pupils.
• High expectations of behaviour and conduct.
• Effective teaching of phonics and early reading.
• Strong support for pupils with SEND.
• Pupils develop a good understanding of British values.
• Rich range of culturally diverse reading materials.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent curriculum implementation in a small number of subjects.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Burnley Brow Community School attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Burnley Brow Community School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Burnley Brow Community School had 32.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 28.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 9.5% of pupils at Burnley Brow Community School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Burnley Brow Community School received £7,174 and spent £7,413 for each of its 448 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £54,000 (-£121 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Burnley Brow Community School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Burnley Brow Community School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Burnley Brow Community School last inspected by Ofsted?

Burnley Brow Community School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Burnley Brow Community School have?

Burnley Brow Community School has 473 pupils on roll.

What age range does Burnley Brow Community School cover?

Burnley Brow Community School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Burnley Brow Community School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 68% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Burnley Brow Community School?

Burnley Brow Community School is at Victoria Street, Chadderton, Oldham, Lancashire, OL9 0BY.