Worsthorne Primary School

Worsthorne Primary School is performing well, achieving a 'Good' rating overall. The school provides a safe and enjoyable learning environment, where pupils feel supported and respected. Behaviour among students is exemplary, with positive relationships fostered between pupils and staff. The curriculum is broad and ambitious, with good implementation from early years through to Year 6, and there are many enriching experiences for students, particularly in terms of community involvement and practical learning opportunities. However, there are a few subjects where the organisation of knowledge could be improved, impacting how well pupils build deep subject knowledge.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit exemplary behaviour and positive relationships with staff.
• The curriculum is broad, ambitious, and enriched with engaging experiences.
• Reading is prioritized across the curriculum, with strong support for developing phonics.
• Pupils with special educational needs learn well and feel included in school life.
• Leaders are mindful of staff workload and make considerate decisions.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, learning design does not fully support the development of a rich body of subject knowledge.

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 Worsthorne Primary School attended 96.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.4% 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, 0.5% of pupils at Worsthorne Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Worsthorne Primary School had 23.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.9% 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, 9.4% of pupils at Worsthorne Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.9% 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 Worsthorne Primary School received £6,260 and spent £6,226 for each of its 213 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £80,000 (£376 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 Worsthorne Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Worsthorne Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Worsthorne Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Worsthorne Primary School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Worsthorne Primary School have?

Worsthorne Primary School has 213 pupils on roll.

What age range does Worsthorne Primary School cover?

Worsthorne Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Worsthorne Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 47% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Worsthorne Primary School?

Worsthorne Primary School is at Brownside Road, Worsthorne, Burnley, Lancashire, BB10 3LR.