Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary School

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.

The school's academic strength is underpinned by strong progress across the curriculum, with 79% of pupils reaching the expected standard in maths and 74% in both reading and writing. Higher standard attainment was also notable, with 34% of pupils achieving above the expected level in maths, 31% in reading, and 28% in writing. Parent feedback from the Parent View survey, based on 10 responses collected between September 2024 and September 2025, was overwhelmingly positive: 80% of parents would recommend the school, and 80% strongly agreed that their child feels safe. Strong majorities also strongly agreed that their child is happy (60%), that the school has high expectations (50%), and that their child does well (50%). The school's leadership and management have been rated Outstanding, and the headteacher, L Davison, leads a school that is slightly over capacity with 422 pupils against a capacity of 420.

Burnley Stoneyholme is a state-funded, mixed primary school for children aged 4 to 11, with no religious character and no nursery or sixth form provision. The school is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 academic year, there were 105 applications for 46 places, with 37 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.28. A third of pupils are eligible for free school meals, reflecting a diverse intake. Facilities include a forest school, sensory room, library, playing fields, and a chapel. The school offers a range of sports including football, cricket, tennis, and swimming, plus clubs in drama, choir, and coding. SEND provisions cover specific learning difficulties, speech and language needs, social and emotional mental health, visual impairment, and autistic spectrum disorder. This is a strong choice for families seeking a consistently outstanding primary with solid academic outcomes and a broad enrichment offer, though competition for places is high.

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