Community school · Lancashire

Heasandford Primary School

4–11Ages
630Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119261URN

Williams Road, Burnley, BB10 3DA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

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

191 applications for 87 places · 267th 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 · 5 March 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

2.2applications per place, Reception

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

191 applications · 87 places offered · 75 named it first

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

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 1 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	87	191	2.2	75	0.86
Sep 2025	88	180	2.1	78	0.89
Sep 2024	90	190	2.1	79	0.88
Sep 2023	89	180	2.0	84	0.94
Sep 2022	63	148	2.4	62	0.98
Sep 2021	60	164	2.7	60	1.00
Sep 2020	90	209	2.3	98	1.09
Sep 2019	73	156	2.1	73	1.00
Sep 2018	90	203	2.3	92	1.02
Sep 2017	90	182	2.0	79	0.88
Sep 2016	90	186	2.1	76	0.84
Sep 2015	90	186	2.1	90	1.00
Sep 2014	89	182	2.0	64	0.72

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 68% · Maths 73% → 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 standard17%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard17%

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	60%	4%	104	103
2023/24	49%	9%	103	103
2022/23	50%	7%	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

Heasandford Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Barden Primary School
0.8 km · Lancashire

Good2024

3.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.1 km · Lancashire

Not yet inspected

3.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary School
1.2 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
1.2 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School
1.2 km · Lancashire

Good2023

3.1applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St James' Lanehead Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Lancashire

2026

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Casterton Primary Academy
1.4 km · Lancashire

Good2022

3.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Burnley Springfield Community Primary School
2.0 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications 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: 119261 · 888/2230
Capacity: 630 pupils · 630 on roll
Free school meals: 33.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Williams Road, Burnley, BB10 3DA
Local authority: Lancashire · Burnley

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