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Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary School

Burnley, BB12 0BNPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Mar 2025
KS2 Results
69%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.8×
Not oversubscribed
37 1st-choice / 46 places
Ranking
#4,727
of 13,686 nationally

About Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary School

Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary School has been rated Outstanding by Ofsted following its most recent inspection in 2025, a grade it has held consistently across both its graded inspections. The school achieved Outstanding in every category judged, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and early years provision. On the most informative exam metric available, 69% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year, well above the Lancashire local authority average of 60%. This places the school 5th out of 28 primary schools in Burnley, putting it in the top 18% locally. Nationally, it ranks in the top 35% of all primary schools. The school also saw 15% of pupils reach the higher standard across all three subjects, while individual subject scores were strong: a maths average score of 107 and reading average of 106.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressOswald Street, Burnley, Burnley, BB12 0BN
HeadteacherL Davison
Local AuthorityLancashire
Number of Pupils422
Free School Meals (FSM)33.9%
School Capacity422 / 420 (100% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

4 Mar 2025
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Quality of Education
Outstanding
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 1 May 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

7
Outdoor PlaygroundSensory RoomLibraryDining HallPlaying FieldsForest SchoolChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

9

Sports

FootballCricketTennisSwimmingRoundersDance

Clubs & Activities

DramaChoirCoding

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

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVision

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

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:30 – 14:45

Source: stoneyholme.lancsngfl.ac.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary School has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This means the school provides an exceptional quality of education, and pupils thrive both academically and personally.