Community school · Lancashire

Barden Primary School

4–11Ages
474Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119260URN

Burnley Campus, Barden Lane, Burnley, BB10 1JD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.9per place

1.4 above Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

224 applications for 57 places · 24th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%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 · 25 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
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

3.9applications per place, Reception

1.4 above Lancashire median (2.6) 1.7 above England median (2.2)

224 applications · 57 places offered · 94 named it first

2026 3.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 3.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 4.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 3.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 12 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	57	224	3.9	94	1.65
Sep 2025	57	193	3.4	81	1.42
Sep 2024	59	233	4.0	94	1.59
Sep 2023	60	207	3.5	76	1.27
Sep 2022	53	146	2.8	53	1.00
Sep 2021	85	188	2.2	84	0.99
Sep 2020	60	227	3.8	83	1.38
Sep 2019	60	167	2.8	62	1.03
Sep 2018	60	189	3.2	74	1.23
Sep 2017	60	184	3.1	79	1.32
Sep 2016	60	185	3.1	81	1.35
Sep 2015	60	193	3.2	74	1.23
Sep 2014	60	196	3.3	80	1.33

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 65% · Maths 74% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%246th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	60%	6%	107	105
2023/24	50%	5%	102	104
2022/23	48%	3%	102	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

Barden Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

3.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Heasandford Primary School
0.8 km · Lancashire

Good2024

2.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary School
0.9 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St John the Baptist RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.0 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Casterton Primary Academy
1.1 km · Lancashire

Good2022

3.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St James' Lanehead Church of England Primary School
1.4 km · Lancashire

2026

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Reedley Primary School
1.7 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School
1.7 km · Lancashire

Good2023

3.1applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.7 km · Lancashire

Not yet inspected

3.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119260 · 888/2228
Capacity: 430 pupils · 474 on roll
Free school meals: 30.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision and SEN unit
Replaced: Burnley Barden Community Infant School (URN 119218)
Address: Burnley Campus, Barden Lane, Burnley, BB10 1JD
Local authority: Lancashire · Burnley

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