Academy sponsor led · Lancashire

Casterton Primary Academy

5–11Ages
291Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145978URN

Casterton Primary Academy, Thames Avenue, Burnley, BB10 2PZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.4per place

0.9 above Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

134 applications for 39 places · 47th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%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 · 4 October 2022Ofsted'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

3.4applications per place, Reception

0.9 above Lancashire median (2.6) 1.3 above England median (2.2)

134 applications · 39 places offered · 34 named it first

2026 3.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 3.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 3.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 3.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 3.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 3.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 3.9; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 4.0; Lancashire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2016 4.0; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2015 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2014 4.1; Lancashire median median 2.4; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 8 of 8 years.

This school
Lancashire median

Dashed bars: as Burnley Casterton Primary School (URN 119219), the previous school.

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	39	134	3.4	34	0.87
Sep 2025	38	146	3.8	35	0.92
Sep 2024	40	153	3.8	44	1.10
Sep 2023	40	148	3.7	39	0.98
Sep 2022	40	128	3.2	37	0.93
Sep 2021	36	133	3.7	32	0.89
Sep 2020	40	149	3.7	32	0.80
Sep 2019	30	106	3.5	27	0.90
Sep 2018 *	40	155	3.9	43	1.08
Sep 2017 *	40	160	4.0	41	1.02
Sep 2016 *	40	158	4.0	34	0.85
Sep 2015 *	40	139	3.5	53	1.33
Sep 2014 *	40	162	4.1	47	1.18

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 79% · Maths 74% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%115th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	72%	12%	105	105
2023/24	78%	13%	105	104
2022/23	56%	9%	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

Casterton Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

3.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St John the Baptist RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.1 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Reedley Primary School
0.7 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St James' Lanehead Church of England Primary School
0.8 km · Lancashire

2026

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Barden Primary School
1.1 km · Lancashire

Good2024

3.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Pendle Primary Academy
1.1 km · Lancashire

2025

1.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.1 km · Lancashire

2026

4.9applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Heasandford Primary School
1.4 km · Lancashire

Good2024

2.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Briercliffe Primary School
1.7 km · Lancashire

2026

2.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145978 · 888/2006
Trust: Pendle Education Trust
Capacity: 280 pupils · 291 on roll
Free school meals: 35.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 June 2018
Replaced: Burnley Casterton Primary School (URN 119219)
Address: Casterton Primary Academy, Thames Avenue, Burnley, BB10 2PZ
Local authority: Lancashire · Burnley

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