Burnley Brow Community School
Victoria Street, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 0BY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Atkinson-Smith
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 473
- URN
- 105680
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617703137
About this school
Burnley Brow Community School is a community primary school in Oldham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 473 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Burnley Brow Community School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 21 July 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 65% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 2% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 75% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 77% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 91% | 83% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Burnley Brow Community School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Oldham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 74% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 55.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 57.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 479 |
| 2023/24 | 477 |
| 2024/25 | 476 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Burnley Brow Community School compares
Burnley Brow Community School ranked 19th of 71 primary schools in Oldham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 4.7% | 33.3% | 473 | — |
| Bare Trees Primary School | 45% | 5.7% | 35.4% | 636 | 0.2 miles |
| St Hilda's CofE Primary School | 51% | 4.8% | 39% | 377 | 0.6 miles |
| Westwood Academy | 73% | 6% | 48.3% | 242 | 0.6 miles |
| St Herbert's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | 322 | 0.6 miles |
| Northmoor Academy | 53% | 7% | 49.5% | 346 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.25%
- English as an additional language
- 96.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.68%
- Persistent absence
- 11.23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bare Trees Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
St Hilda's CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Westwood Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
St Herbert's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Northmoor Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Oldham
Other schools in Oldham
Burnley Brow Community School ranks 18th of the 66 ranked primary schools in Oldham.
- Alexandra Park Junior School Primary
- Alt Academy Primary
- Bare Trees Primary School Primary
- Beal Vale Primary School Primary
- Beever Primary School Primary
- Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Broadfield Primary School Primary
- Buckstones Primary School Primary
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Coppice Primary Academy Primary
- Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Burnley Brow Community School teach?
- Burnley Brow Community School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Oldham.
- Who is the headteacher of Burnley Brow Community School?
- The headteacher of Burnley Brow Community School is Mrs Helen Atkinson-Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Burnley Brow Community School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Burnley Brow Community School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Burnley Brow Community School?
- Burnley Brow Community School has 473 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Burnley Brow Community School full?
- Burnley Brow Community School has capacity for 480 pupils and 473 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Burnley Brow Community School a faith school?
- No. Burnley Brow Community School has no designated religious character.
- Does Burnley Brow Community School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Burnley Brow Community School as having nursery classes.
- How have Burnley Brow Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Burnley Brow Community School compare with other schools in Oldham?
- Burnley Brow Community School ranked 19th of 71 primary schools in Oldham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Burnley Brow Community School's absence rate?
- Burnley Brow Community School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Burnley Brow Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Burnley Brow Community School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.