Canon Burrows CofE Primary School

Canon Burrows CofE Primary School is performing well overall, being rated as 'Good' in the latest inspection. Notable strengths include exceptional behaviour and attitudes amongst pupils, as well as outstanding personal development. The curriculum is effective in providing a structured approach to learning and supports children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) well, allowing them to engage meaningfully in the same curriculum as their peers. However, the longer gap since the last inspection, due to legal exemptions, has contributed to some inconsistencies in subject strengths and clarity in pupils' learning retention.

Strengths

• High rates of attendance and pupil happiness.
• Exceptional behaviour and attitudes across the school.
• Strong personal development that fosters understanding of equalities and British values.
• Curriculum designed to build on prior knowledge and set high expectations.
• Imaginative strategies to promote a love of reading.
• Effective support for children with SEND.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects are not well developed, affecting knowledge recall.
• Key learning is not always made clear enough for pupils to remember.
• Inadequate checks on pupils' retention of key knowledge in certain 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 Canon Burrows CofE Primary School attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.7% 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, 1.8% of pupils at Canon Burrows CofE Primary 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 Canon Burrows CofE Primary School had 16.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 3.5% 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, 15.1% of pupils at Canon Burrows CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.0% 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 Canon Burrows CofE Primary School received £6,673 and spent £6,586 for each of its 423 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £180,000 (£427 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 Canon Burrows CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Canon Burrows CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Canon Burrows CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Canon Burrows CofE Primary School was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Canon Burrows CofE Primary School have?

Canon Burrows CofE Primary School has 431 pupils on roll.

What age range does Canon Burrows CofE Primary School cover?

Canon Burrows CofE Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Canon Burrows CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Canon Burrows CofE Primary School?

Canon Burrows CofE Primary School is at Oldham Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, OL7 9ND.