Community school · Lancashire

Burnley Lowerhouse Junior School

7–11Ages
204Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119215URN

Liverpool Road, Burnley, BB12 6LN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

35%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 12 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement

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 did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 50% · Writing 56% · Maths 56% → all three 35% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard35%411th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard50%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard56%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard56%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	35%	0%	101	101
2023/24	38%	0%	102	100
2022/23	22%	0%	99	97

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

Burnley Lowerhouse Junior SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2023

35%met the SATs standard
St Augustine of Canterbury RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
0.3 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

2.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Rosegrove Infant School
0.3 km · Lancashire

Good2024

2.8applications per place
Burnley Ightenhill Primary School
1.0 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Whittlefield Primary School
1.3 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Padiham Primary School
1.4 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Wellfield Methodist and Anglican Church School
1.7 km · Lancashire

Good2023

3.0applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.7 km · Lancashire

Good2023

3.0applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Cherry Fold Community Primary School
1.8 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 55%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119215 · 888/2162
Capacity: 240 pupils · 204 on roll
Free school meals: 44.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Liverpool Road, Burnley, BB12 6LN
Local authority: Lancashire · Burnley

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