Barden Primary School
Burnley Campus, Barden Lane, Burnley, BB10 1JD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs C Holgate
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Burnley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 430
- Pupils on roll
- 474
- URN
- 119260
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01282226777
About this school
Barden Primary School is a community primary school in Burnley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 474 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Good
- 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 | 62 | 62 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 50% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 5% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 60% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 69% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 66% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 102.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.20 | - | - |
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 Barden 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 | 50% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 462 |
| 2023/24 | 476 |
| 2024/25 | 468 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Barden Primary School compares
Barden Primary School ranked 255th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 5.5% | 31.2% | 474 | — |
| Heasandford Primary School | 60% | 6.1% | 34.5% | 630 | 0.5 miles |
| Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary School | 79% | 3.9% | 34.4% | 406 | 0.6 miles |
| St John the Baptist RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 59% | 5.5% | 33.5% | 212 | 0.6 miles |
| Casterton Primary Academy | 72% | 5.4% | 35.6% | 291 | 0.7 miles |
| St James' Lanehead Church of England Primary School | 50% | 4.6% | 30.7% | 279 | 0.9 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)
- 31.2%
- English as an additional language
- 76.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.47%
- Persistent absence
- 11.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Heasandford Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Burnley
-
Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Burnley
-
St John the Baptist RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Burnley
-
Casterton Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Burnley
-
St James' Lanehead Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Burnley
Other schools in Burnley
Barden Primary School ranks 14th of the 33 ranked primary schools in Burnley.
- 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
- Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Barden Primary School teach?
- Barden Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Burnley.
- Who is the headteacher of Barden Primary School?
- The headteacher of Barden Primary School is Mrs C Holgate, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Barden Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Barden 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 Barden Primary School?
- Barden Primary School has 474 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Barden Primary School full?
- Barden Primary School has capacity for 430 pupils and 474 on roll (110%), 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 Barden Primary School a faith school?
- No. Barden Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Barden Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Barden Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Barden Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Barden Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Barden 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 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Barden Primary School rank locally?
- Barden Primary School ranked 255th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Barden Primary School's absence rate?
- Barden Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Barden Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Barden 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.