Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

St James' Lanehead Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
279Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
119487URN

Briercliffe Road, Burnley, BB10 2NH · 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

2.2per place

0.4 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

87 applications for 40 places · 272nd of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%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 9 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

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Inspection history

14 April 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
9 December 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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)

87 applications · 40 places offered · 36 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 3.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 4.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 3.8; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 3.8; 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	40	87	2.2	36	0.90
Sep 2025	40	116	2.9	49	1.23
Sep 2024	40	118	3.0	42	1.05
Sep 2023	40	123	3.1	41	1.02
Sep 2022	40	118	3.0	35	0.88
Sep 2021	40	128	3.2	43	1.08
Sep 2020	40	154	3.9	57	1.43
Sep 2019	31	124	4.0	26	0.84
Sep 2018	40	130	3.3	47	1.18
Sep 2017	40	139	3.5	51	1.27
Sep 2016	40	116	2.9	34	0.85
Sep 2015	25	95	3.8	21	0.84
Sep 2014	40	152	3.8	47	1.18

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 68% · Maths 60% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%331st of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard13%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard60%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard5%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	50%	0%	102	101
2023/24	59%	0%	105	102
2022/23	64%	0%	106	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

St James' Lanehead Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St John the Baptist RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.7 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

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

Good2022

3.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Reedley Primary School
1.2 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Briercliffe Primary School
1.2 km · Lancashire

2026

2.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Heasandford Primary School
1.3 km · Lancashire

Good2024

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

Good2024

3.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.6 km · Lancashire

2026

4.9applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Pendle Primary Academy
1.7 km · Lancashire

2025

1.4applications per place 64%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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119487 · 888/3433
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 280 pupils · 279 on roll
Free school meals: 28.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Briercliffe Road, Burnley, BB10 2NH
Local authority: Lancashire · Burnley

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