Community school · Lancashire

Worsthorne Primary School

4–11Ages
213Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119181URN

Brownside Road, Worsthorne, Burnley, BB10 3LR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

0.7 above Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

94 applications for 29 places · 67th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

47%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 13 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.2applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Lancashire median (2.6) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

94 applications · 29 places offered · 41 named it first

2026 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 4.1; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 3.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 3.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 3.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Lancashire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	29	94	3.2	41	1.41
Sep 2025	30	93	3.1	39	1.30
Sep 2024	30	94	3.1	42	1.40
Sep 2023	29	88	3.0	32	1.10
Sep 2022	30	92	3.1	41	1.37
Sep 2021	30	90	3.0	39	1.30
Sep 2020	31	127	4.1	47	1.52
Sep 2019	30	98	3.3	34	1.13
Sep 2018	30	101	3.4	42	1.40
Sep 2017	30	117	3.9	37	1.23
Sep 2016	30	101	3.4	33	1.10
Sep 2015	29	84	2.9	26	0.90
Sep 2014	30	104	3.5	35	1.17

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 50% · Maths 70% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%355th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard50%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

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Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	47%	3%	106	103
2023/24	55%	17%	108	107
2022/23	48%	7%	103	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Worsthorne Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.2applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Burnley Brunshaw Primary School
1.9 km · Lancashire

Good2022

2.3applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
2.5 km · Lancashire

Not yet inspected

3.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Burnley St Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
2.6 km · Lancashire

2026

3.0applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Heasandford Primary School
2.8 km · Lancashire

Good2024

2.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St James' Lanehead Church of England Primary School
2.8 km · Lancashire

2026

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Burnley Springfield Community Primary School
2.8 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Briercliffe Primary School
2.9 km · Lancashire

2026

2.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School
3.1 km · Lancashire

Good2023

3.1applications per place 53%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119181 · 888/2095
Capacity: 210 pupils · 213 on roll
Free school meals: 6.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Brownside Road, Worsthorne, Burnley, BB10 3LR
Local authority: Lancashire · Burnley

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources