Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

Burnley St Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

4–11Ages
200Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
119486URN

Woodgrove Road, Burnley, BB11 3EJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

0.4 above Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

90 applications for 30 places · 96th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

40%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 14 April 2026Published 17 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Needs attention
Inclusion		Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching		Needs attention
Achievement		Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Needs attention
Early years		Needs attention
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Needs attention

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

14 April 2026
Report card · 7 Needs attention
13 January 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

3.0applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Lancashire median (2.6) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

90 applications · 30 places offered · 27 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 4.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 4.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 3.2; 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	30	90	3.0	27	0.90
Sep 2025	15	67	4.5	15	1.00
Sep 2024	30	92	3.1	32	1.07
Sep 2023	30	99	3.3	32	1.07
Sep 2022	30	70	2.3	33	1.10
Sep 2021	30	80	2.7	40	1.33
Sep 2020	30	121	4.0	40	1.33
Sep 2019	30	98	3.3	33	1.10
Sep 2018	30	81	2.7	32	1.07
Sep 2017	30	92	3.1	32	1.07
Sep 2016	27	87	3.2	23	0.85
Sep 2015	30	75	2.5	32	1.07
Sep 2014	30	97	3.2	25	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 50% · Maths 43% → all three 40% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard40%390th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard50%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard43%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 98 (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	40%	3%	102	98
2023/24	27%	0%	103	103
2022/23	42%	3%	104	102

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 Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

3.0applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Burnley Springfield Community Primary School
0.4 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Burnley Brunshaw Primary School
0.7 km · Lancashire

Good2022

2.3applications per place 23%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 St Peter's Church of England Primary School
1.2 km · Lancashire

Good2023

3.1applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Rosewood Primary School
1.4 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.7 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

4.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Burnley Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

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

Good2024

2.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119486 · 888/3432
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 200 on roll
Free school meals: 38.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Woodgrove Road, Burnley, BB11 3EJ
Local authority: Lancashire · Burnley

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