Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary SchoolSt Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary School and St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Burnley.

  • Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary School scores 79 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary School was judged exceptional and St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 79.0% for Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary School and 69.0% for St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary School (66.0% in 2022-23, 79.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School (32.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary School versus St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BurnleyBurnley Stoneyholme Community Primary SchoolBurnleySt Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB79/100Stronger figureD47/100
Local ranking18th of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure336th of 466 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll422 195
Capacity420 210
LocationBurnley, BB12 0BN Burnley, BB12 0JD
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard79.0% Stronger figure69.0% 62.0%
At higher standard7.0% 14.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census422 195
Free school meals (ever 6)34.4% 19.0%
English as an additional language88.2% 13.3%
SEN support13.7% 23.1%
SEN with an EHC plan1.4% 6.7%
Attendance
Overall absence3.9% 3.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence8.6% 7.0% Stronger figure15.8%

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 Stoneyholme Community Primary School

St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School

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