Community school · Lancashire

Burnley Springfield Community Primary School

4–11Ages
203Pupils
PrimaryPhase
133546URN

Oxford Road, Burnley, BB11 3HP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

55 applications for 23 places · 224th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

43%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 15 July 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

Inspection history

15 July 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
2 May 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

2.4applications per place, Reception

close to Lancashire median (2.6) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

55 applications · 23 places offered · 19 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.4

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	23	55	2.4	19	0.83
Sep 2025	28	70	2.5	28	1.00
Sep 2024	30	77	2.6	35	1.17
Sep 2023	30	80	2.7	32	1.07
Sep 2022	30	66	2.2	32	1.07
Sep 2021	25	67	2.7	22	0.88
Sep 2020	29	74	2.6	24	0.83
Sep 2019	27	67	2.5	19	0.70
Sep 2018	26	53	2.0	13	0.50
Sep 2017	29	62	2.1	29	1.00
Sep 2016	26	54	2.1	22	0.85
Sep 2015	20	51	2.6	16	0.80
Sep 2014	30	49	1.6	25	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 57% · Writing 67% · Maths 63% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard43%373rd of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard57%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard13%

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	43%	10%	104	101
2023/24	48%	3%	101	101
2022/23	33%	0%	100	97

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 Springfield Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Burnley St Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
0.4 km · Lancashire

2026

3.0applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · Lancashire

Good2023

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

Not yet inspected

3.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Burnley Brunshaw Primary School
1.0 km · Lancashire

Good2022

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

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Burnley Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
1.4 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.5 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

4.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Heasandford Primary School
2.0 km · Lancashire

Good2024

2.2applications per place 60%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: 133546 · 888/2841
Capacity: 251 pupils · 203 on roll
Free school meals: 57.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Oxford Road, Burnley, BB11 3HP
Local authority: Lancashire · Burnley

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