Burnley Road Academy
Burnley Road, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge, HX7 5DE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PENNINE ALLIANCE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Veronica Walker
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Calder Valley
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 209
- Pupils on roll
- 129
- URN
- 137391
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01422883034
About this school
Burnley Road Academy is a primary academy in Hebden Bridge. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 129 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
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 | 29 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 48% | 27% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 66% | 58% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 66% | 42% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 66% | 42% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 101.0 | 97.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
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 Road Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Calderdale average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 27% | 60.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 195 |
| 2023/24 | 190 |
| 2024/25 | 166 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Burnley Road Academy compares
Burnley Road Academy ranked 73rd of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 27% | 6.9% | 37.3% | 129 | — |
| Scout Road Academy | 75% | 3.5% | 8.9% | 104 | 0.5 miles |
| Stubbings Infant School | — | 3.9% | 9.8% | 71 | 1.2 miles |
| Old Town Primary School | — | 4.8% | 17.7% | 84 | 1.3 miles |
| Riverside Junior School | 71% | 4.9% | 20.3% | 118 | 1.3 miles |
| Central Street Infant and Nursery School | — | 5% | 10% | 53 | 1.4 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report19 May 2026
- 27 April 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.25%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- Overall absence
- 6.9%
- Persistent absence
- 19.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Scout Road Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Hebden Bridge
-
Stubbings Infant School1.2 miles
Primary · Hebden Bridge
-
Old Town Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Hebden Bridge
-
Riverside Junior School1.3 miles
Primary · Hebden Bridge
-
Central Street Infant and Nursery School1.4 miles
Primary · Hebden Bridge
Other schools in Hebden Bridge
Burnley Road Academy ranks 5th of the 5 ranked primary schools in Hebden Bridge.
- Central Street Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Colden Junior and Infant School Primary
- Hebden Royd CofE Primary School Primary
- Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Old Town Primary School Primary
- Riverside Junior School Primary
- Scout Road Academy Primary
- Stubbings Infant School Primary
- The Calder Learning Trust All-through
Common questions
- What year groups does Burnley Road Academy teach?
- Burnley Road Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hebden Bridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Burnley Road Academy?
- The headteacher of Burnley Road Academy is Mrs Veronica Walker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Burnley Road Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Burnley Road Academy, 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 Burnley Road Academy?
- Burnley Road Academy has 129 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Burnley Road Academy full?
- Burnley Road Academy has capacity for 209 pupils and 129 on roll (62%), 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 Road Academy a faith school?
- No. Burnley Road Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Burnley Road Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Burnley Road Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Burnley Road Academy?
- Burnley Road Academy is part of PENNINE ALLIANCE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Burnley Road Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 27% 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 Road Academy rank locally?
- Burnley Road Academy ranked 73rd of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% 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 Road Academy's absence rate?
- Burnley Road Academy's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Burnley Road Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Burnley Road Academy'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 15 July 2026.