Holly Grove School
Burnley Campus, Barden Lane, Burnley, BB10 1JD
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Eve Taylor
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Burnley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 138
- URN
- 135014
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01282953710
About this school
Holly Grove School is a community special school in Burnley. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 138 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Holly Grove 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 28 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. 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 | 24 | 15 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -3.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.70 | - | - |
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 Holly Grove 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 | 0% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 113 |
| 2023/24 | 121 |
| 2024/25 | 137 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 38.69%
- English as an additional language
- 20.4%
- Overall absence
- 9.59%
- Persistent absence
- 30.08%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rawdhatul Uloom0.4 miles
Independent schools · Burnley
-
Ridgewood Community High School0.7 miles
Special schools · Burnley
-
The Heights Burnley0.8 miles
Free Schools · Burnley
-
Olive High Boys0.9 miles
Independent schools · Burnley
-
Olive High0.9 miles
Independent schools
Other schools in Burnley
- Broadfield Specialist School Special schools
- Coal Clough Academy Academies
- Compass Community School Lancashire Special schools
- Holdsworth School Special schools
- Moorlands View School Special schools
- Ridgewood Community High School Special schools
- Silver Birch School Special schools
- The Heights Burnley Free Schools
- The Rose School Special schools
- Basnett Street Nursery School Nursery
- Ightenhill Nursery School Nursery
- Reedley Hallows Nursery School Nursery
Common questions
- What ages does Holly Grove School teach?
- Holly Grove School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a special school in Burnley.
- Who is the headteacher of Holly Grove School?
- The headteacher of Holly Grove School is Ms Eve Taylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Holly Grove School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Holly Grove 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 Holly Grove School?
- Holly Grove School has 138 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Holly Grove School a faith school?
- No. Holly Grove School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Holly Grove School have?
- The schools register lists Holly Grove School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Holly Grove School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Holly Grove School's absence rate?
- Holly Grove School's overall absence rate is 9.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Holly Grove School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Holly Grove 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 1 July 2026.