Worsthorne Primary School
Brownside Road, Worsthorne, Burnley, BB10 3LR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Nicholls
- Constituency
- Burnley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 213
- URN
- 119181
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01282425690
About this school
Worsthorne Primary School is a community primary school in Burnley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 213 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 55% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 17% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 55% | 72% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 79% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 69% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 107.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
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 Worsthorne Primary 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 | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 206 |
| 2023/24 | 207 |
| 2024/25 | 211 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Worsthorne Primary School compares
Worsthorne Primary School ranked 359th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 3.5% | 6.6% | 213 | — |
| Burnley Brunshaw Primary School | 23% | 6.8% | 41.2% | 414 | 1.2 miles |
| St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 43% | 6.9% | 42.4% | 197 | 1.5 miles |
| Burnley St Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 40% | 6.5% | 40.6% | 200 | 1.6 miles |
| Heasandford Primary School | 60% | 6.1% | 34.5% | 630 | 1.7 miles |
| St James' Lanehead Church of England Primary School | 50% | 4.6% | 30.7% | 279 | 1.7 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)
- 6.64%
- English as an additional language
- 2.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.49%
- Persistent absence
- 4.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Burnley Brunshaw Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Burnley
-
St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Burnley
-
Burnley St Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Burnley
-
Heasandford Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Burnley
-
St James' Lanehead Church of England Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Burnley
Other schools in Burnley
Worsthorne Primary School ranks 26th of the 33 ranked primary schools in Burnley.
- Barden Primary School Primary
- Briercliffe Primary School Primary
- Burnley Brunshaw Primary School Primary
- Burnley Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primary
- Burnley Ightenhill Primary School Primary
- Burnley Lowerhouse Junior School Primary
- Burnley Springfield Community Primary School Primary
- Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Burnley St Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary School Primary
- Casterton Primary Academy Primary
- Cherry Fold Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Worsthorne Primary School teach?
- Worsthorne Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Burnley.
- Who is the headteacher of Worsthorne Primary School?
- The headteacher of Worsthorne Primary School is Mrs Sarah Nicholls, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Worsthorne Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Worsthorne Primary 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 big is Worsthorne Primary School?
- Worsthorne Primary School has 213 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Worsthorne Primary School full?
- Worsthorne Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 213 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Worsthorne Primary School a faith school?
- No. Worsthorne Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Worsthorne Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Worsthorne Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Worsthorne Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Worsthorne Primary School rank locally?
- Worsthorne Primary School ranked 359th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Worsthorne Primary School's absence rate?
- Worsthorne Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Worsthorne Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Worsthorne Primary 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 30 June 2026.