Burnley Ightenhill Primary School
Alder Street, Burnley, BB12 6ED
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Sean Crosier
- Constituency
- Burnley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 390
- Pupils on roll
- 349
- URN
- 119264
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01282428246
About this school
Burnley Ightenhill Primary School is a community primary school in Burnley. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 349 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Burnley Ightenhill Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 24 May 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 | 53 | 53 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 53% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 4% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 68% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 74% | 54% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 53% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
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 Ightenhill 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 | 64% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 337 |
| 2023/24 | 336 |
| 2024/25 | 362 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Burnley Ightenhill Primary School compares
Burnley Ightenhill Primary School ranked 360th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 6.2% | 55% | 349 | — |
| Whittlefield Primary School | 67% | 5.2% | 36.9% | 188 | 0.2 miles |
| St Augustine of Canterbury RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 53% | 5.3% | 23.3% | 203 | 0.5 miles |
| Wellfield Methodist and Anglican Church School | 70% | 3.9% | 19.3% | 208 | 0.5 miles |
| St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 69% | 3.8% | 19% | 191 | 0.5 miles |
| Rosegrove Infant School | — | 6.3% | 28.3% | 133 | 0.6 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)
- 54.97%
- English as an additional language
- 16.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.23%
- Persistent absence
- 17.17%
Location
Nearby schools
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Whittlefield Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Burnley
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St Augustine of Canterbury RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Burnley
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Wellfield Methodist and Anglican Church School0.5 miles
Primary · Burnley
-
St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Burnley
-
Rosegrove Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Burnley
Other schools in Burnley
Burnley Ightenhill Primary School ranks 27th 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 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 ages does Burnley Ightenhill Primary School teach?
- Burnley Ightenhill Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Burnley.
- Who is the headteacher of Burnley Ightenhill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Burnley Ightenhill Primary School is Mr Sean Crosier, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Burnley Ightenhill Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Burnley Ightenhill 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 many pupils are at Burnley Ightenhill Primary School?
- Burnley Ightenhill Primary School has 349 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Burnley Ightenhill Primary School full?
- Burnley Ightenhill Primary School has capacity for 390 pupils and 349 on roll (89%), so it has space against 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 Burnley Ightenhill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Burnley Ightenhill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Burnley Ightenhill Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Burnley Ightenhill Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Burnley Ightenhill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 46% 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 Ightenhill Primary School compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Burnley Ightenhill Primary School ranked 360th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% 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 Ightenhill Primary School's absence rate?
- Burnley Ightenhill Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Burnley Ightenhill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Burnley Ightenhill 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.