Worsthorne Primary SchoolBurnley St Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

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

  • Worsthorne Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Burnley St Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School scores 36 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Worsthorne Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Worsthorne Primary School was judged Good and Burnley St Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School was judged in need of attention.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 47.0% for Worsthorne Primary School and 40.0% for Burnley St Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Worsthorne Primary School (48.0% in 2022-23, 47.0% in 2024-25) and 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).

Side-by-side comparison

Worsthorne Primary School versus Burnley St Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BurnleyWorsthorne Primary SchoolBurnleyBurnley St Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC59/100Stronger figureF36/100
Local ranking202nd of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure410th of 466 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Needs attention
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll211 207
Capacity210 210
LocationBurnley, BB10 3LR Burnley, BB11 3EJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard47.0% Stronger figure40.0% 62.0%
At higher standard3.0% 3.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure102.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 Stronger figure98.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census211 207
Free school meals (ever 6)6.6% 40.6%
English as an additional language2.8% 9.2%
SEN support12.8% 21.7%
SEN with an EHC plan0.5% 3.9%
Attendance
Overall absence3.5% Stronger figure6.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence4.4% Stronger figure19.7% 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.

Worsthorne Primary School

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

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