Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
210Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
119484URN

Church Street, Burnley, BB11 2DL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

0.6 above Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

81 applications for 26 places · 78th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%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 · 17 May 2023Ofsted'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

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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

3.1applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Lancashire median (2.6) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

81 applications · 26 places offered · 18 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 3.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.8; 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	26	81	3.1	18	0.69
Sep 2025	29	80	2.8	26	0.90
Sep 2024	30	90	3.0	25	0.83
Sep 2023	30	85	2.8	26	0.87
Sep 2022	29	84	2.9	30	1.03
Sep 2021	27	71	2.6	26	0.96
Sep 2020	30	103	3.4	35	1.17
Sep 2019	30	84	2.8	28	0.93
Sep 2018	30	99	3.3	24	0.80
Sep 2017	30	80	2.7	29	0.97
Sep 2016	25	70	2.8	21	0.84
Sep 2015	24	70	2.9	20	0.83
Sep 2014	29	81	2.8	26	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 57% · Maths 70% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%310th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard57%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	53%	3%	105	104
2023/24	63%	7%	103	104
2022/23	38%	0%	100	100

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 St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

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

Not yet inspected

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary School
1.1 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Burnley St Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
1.2 km · Lancashire

2026

3.0applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Burnley Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
1.2 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Heasandford Primary School
1.2 km · Lancashire

Good2024

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

Good2022

2.3applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
Rosewood Primary School
1.6 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 55%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119484 · 888/3430
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 210 on roll
Free school meals: 44.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Church Street, Burnley, BB11 2DL
Local authority: Lancashire · Burnley

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