Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolWheatley Lane Methodist Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School and Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School are primary schools in Burnley.

  • Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average). Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School was judged Good and Wheatley Lane Methodist 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 83.0% for Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School and 72.0% for Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School (38.0% in 2022-23, 83.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School versus Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BurnleyNewchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolBurnleyWheatley Lane Methodist Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD46/100C65/100Stronger figure
Local ranking343rd of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure351st of 466 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll55 208
Capacity56 210
LocationBurnley, BB12 9JP Burnley, BB12 9ED
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard83.0% Stronger figure72.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 10.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score111.0 Stronger figure106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census55 208
Free school meals (ever 6)16.4% 7.7%
English as an additional language0.0% 1.4%
SEN support21.8% 15.4%
SEN with an EHC plan1.8% 1.9%
Attendance
Overall absence2.9% Stronger figure4.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence2.0% Stronger figure11.0% 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

Full profiles: Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School · Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School