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Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School

Fence, Burnley, BB12 9ED

Local ranking351st of 466 primary schools in Lancashire
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from Wheatley Lane Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 119702) since 1 April 2024. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
72.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
10.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
86.0%
Writing (Expected)
83.0%
Maths (Expected)
90.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
93.0%
Reading avg scaled score
106.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
106.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
107.0
Cohort Size
29

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
208
Boys
99 (48%)
Girls
109 (52%)
Capacity
210 (99% full)
SEND
17.3%
FSM Eligible
7.7%
EAL
1.4%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.9%
SEN Support
15.4%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
23.1:1
Teachers (FTE)
9.0
Budget per Pupil
£5,644/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.4% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
11.0% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Methodist
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: 86.3%
  • Asian Pakistani: 5.8%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 2.9%
  • Asian Other: 2.4%
  • White Other: 1.0%
  • Mixed Other: 1.0%
  • White Irish: 0.5%

86.3%

White British

5.8%

Asian Pakistani

2.9%

Mixed White & Asian

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
150581
UKPRN
10094535
Establishment No.
3979
Trust
EPWORTH EDUCATION TRUST

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