Whittlefield Primary SchoolBurnley Ightenhill Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Whittlefield Primary School and Burnley Ightenhill Primary School are primary schools in Burnley.

  • Whittlefield Primary School scores 40 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Burnley Ightenhill Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Burnley Ightenhill Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Whittlefield Primary School was judged Good and Burnley Ightenhill 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 67.0% for Whittlefield Primary School and 46.0% for Burnley Ightenhill Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Whittlefield Primary School (34.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Burnley Ightenhill Primary School (64.0% in 2022-23, 46.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Whittlefield Primary School versus Burnley Ightenhill Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BurnleyWhittlefield Primary SchoolBurnleyBurnley Ightenhill Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD40/100C60/100Stronger figure
Local ranking382nd of 466 in Lancashire 183rd of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll206 362
Capacity210 390
LocationBurnley, BB12 0HL Burnley, BB12 6ED
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% Stronger figure46.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 7.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 102.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 Stronger figure101.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census206 362
Free school meals (ever 6)36.9% 55.0%
English as an additional language6.3% 16.9%
SEN support12.6% 15.8%
SEN with an EHC plan3.9% 1.4%
Attendance
Overall absence5.2% Stronger figure6.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence10.3% Stronger figure17.2% 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.

Whittlefield Primary School

Burnley Ightenhill Primary School

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