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Burnley Brow Community School

Oldham, OL9 0BYPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jul 2023
KS2 Results
65%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
53 1st-choice / 55 places
Ranking
#6,115
of 13,686 nationally

About Burnley Brow Community School

Burnley Brow Community School sits within Oldham local authority, a mixed state primary for ages 3 to 11 that ranks 23rd out of 67 primary schools in the borough. That puts it in the top half of Oldham’s primaries, though it trails the three top-performing peers nearby: Christ Church CofE Primary School, St Martin’s CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School, and St Anne’s CofE Lydgate Primary School, each of which scores notably higher on the same ranking metric. The school is also within a kilometre of Westwood Academy, one of only four primaries in Oldham currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted. Burnley Brow itself holds a Good rating from its most recent graded inspection in 2014, confirmed by an ungraded visit in 2023 that found the school remains Good. Headteacher Helen Atkinson-Smith leads a school of 476 pupils, very close to its capacity of 480, and the proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals stands at 31.8 per cent, well above the national average.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressVictoria Street, Oldham, Oldham, OL9 0BY
HeadteacherHelen Atkinson-Smith
Local AuthorityOldham
Number of Pupils476
Free School Meals (FSM)31.8%
School Capacity476 / 480 (99% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

21 Jul 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (21 Jul 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 25 Mar 2015. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
LibraryArt StudiosPlaying FieldsForest SchoolOutdoor PlaygroundChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

10

Sports

FootballSwimmingTennisCricket

Clubs & Activities

DramaArt ClubChoirChessScience ClubEco Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Burnley Brow Community School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.