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

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Burnley.

Summary of the comparison

Burnley St Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School and Burnley Springfield Community Primary School are primary schools in Burnley.

  • Burnley St Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School scores 36 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Burnley Springfield Community Primary School scores 37 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Burnley Springfield Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Burnley St Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School was judged in need of attention and Burnley Springfield Community Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 40.0% for Burnley St Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School and 43.0% for Burnley Springfield Community Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Burnley St Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (42.0% in 2022-23, 40.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Burnley Springfield Community Primary School (33.0% in 2022-23, 43.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Burnley St Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School versus Burnley Springfield Community Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BurnleyBurnley St Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolBurnleyBurnley Springfield Community Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF36/100F37/100Stronger figure
Local ranking410th of 466 in Lancashire 405th of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Needs attentionOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeVoluntary aided school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll207 208
Capacity210 251
LocationBurnley, BB11 3EJ Burnley, BB11 3HP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard40.0% 43.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard3.0% 10.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 104.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score98.0 101.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census207 208
Free school meals (ever 6)40.6% 54.8%
English as an additional language9.2% 26.0%
SEN support21.7% 22.1%
SEN with an EHC plan3.9% 4.3%
Attendance
Overall absence6.5% Stronger figure6.8% 6.2%
Persistent absence19.7% Stronger figure23.9% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

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

Burnley Springfield Community Primary School

Full profiles: Burnley St Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School · Burnley Springfield Community Primary School