Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School

Burnley St Peter’s Church of England Primary School has been rated as good overall in its first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The school fosters a happy and caring environment, where pupils feel a strong sense of belonging and pride in their school. Staff maintain high expectations for behavior and learning, leading to positive pupil outcomes. Noteworthy strengths include strong relationships between staff and students, a focus on reading, and an inclusive culture that supports pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). There are a variety of extracurricular activities that promote personal development and community engagement.

Strengths

• High expectations for pupil behavior and learning
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils
• Effective reading program and phonics instruction
• Inclusive culture that supports SEND pupils
• Range of extracurricular activities for personal development
• Positive partnerships with parents and a supportive governing body

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects lack clarity on the key knowledge to be taught
• Teachers are uncertain about the most important knowledge to check in a few 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 St Peter's Church of England Primary School attended 94.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.4% 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 Burnley St Peter's Church of England 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 Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School had 23.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.0% 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, 6.7% of pupils at Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.8% 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 St Peter's Church of England Primary School received £8,133 and spent £7,977 for each of its 210 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £56,000 (£269 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 St Peter's Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School have?

Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School has 210 pupils on roll.

What age range does Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School cover?

Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 53% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School?

Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School is at Church Street, Burnley, Lancashire, BB11 2DL.