Community school · Lancashire

Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary School

4–11Ages
406Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119257URN

Oswald Street, Burnley, BB12 0BN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.4 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

129 applications for 60 places · 280th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 4 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Lancashire median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

129 applications · 60 places offered · 65 named it first

2026 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 1.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 1.5; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 1.5; Lancashire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 0 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	60	129	2.2	65	1.08
Sep 2025	46	105	2.3	37	0.80
Sep 2024	59	120	2.0	55	0.93
Sep 2023	60	128	2.1	57	0.95
Sep 2022	56	102	1.8	56	1.00
Sep 2021	60	110	1.8	62	1.03
Sep 2020	60	115	1.9	47	0.78
Sep 2019	60	122	2.0	63	1.05
Sep 2018	60	125	2.1	55	0.92
Sep 2017	59	115	2.0	47	0.80
Sep 2016	56	83	1.5	48	0.86
Sep 2015	53	81	1.5	41	0.77
Sep 2014	60	89	1.5	57	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 84% · Maths 82% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%51st of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	79%	7%	106	106
2023/24	69%	15%	106	107
2022/23	66%	15%	104	105

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 Stoneyholme Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Barden Primary School
0.9 km · Lancashire

Good2024

3.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Wellfield Methodist and Anglican Church School
1.1 km · Lancashire

Good2023

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

Good2023

3.0applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School
1.1 km · Lancashire

Good2023

3.1applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Heasandford Primary School
1.2 km · Lancashire

Good2024

2.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Whittlefield Primary School
1.5 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.5 km · Lancashire

Not yet inspected

3.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Burnley Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
1.6 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 45%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119257 · 888/2224
Capacity: 420 pupils · 406 on roll
Free school meals: 39.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Oswald Street, Burnley, BB12 0BN
Local authority: Lancashire · Burnley

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