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

Woodgrove Road, Burnley, BB11 3EJ

Local ranking410th of 466 primary schools in Lancashire
Ofsted: Needs attention

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 14 April 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Needs attention
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development & wellbeing
Needs attention
Leadership & governance
Needs attention
Inclusion
Needs attention
Early years
Needs attention

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
40.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
3.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
63.0%
Writing (Expected)
50.0%
Maths (Expected)
43.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
50.0%
Reading avg scaled score
102.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
98.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
99.0
Cohort Size
30

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
207
Boys
101 (49%)
Girls
106 (51%)
Capacity
210 (99% full)
SEND
25.6%
FSM Eligible
40.6%
EAL
9.2%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.9%
SEN Support
21.7%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
21.1:1
Teachers (FTE)
9.8
Budget per Pupil
£7,741/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
6.5% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
19.7% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Church of England
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 86.8%
  • White Other: 4.4%
  • Asian Other: 2.4%
  • Black African: 1.9%
  • Asian Pakistani: 1.5%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.0%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.5%
  • Mixed Other: 0.5%

86.8%

White British

4.4%

White Other

2.4%

Asian Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
119486
UKPRN
10080246
Establishment No.
3432

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