Holdsworth School
Park Hill, Padiham Road, Burnley, BB12 6TG
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 5 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Sarah Chadderton
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Burnley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 70
- URN
- 152515
- Local authority
- Lancashire
About this school
Holdsworth School is an independent special school in Burnley. It teaches children aged 5 to 18.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Holdsworth School under its current framework. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Holdsworth School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in July 2026, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Location
Nearby schools
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Coal Clough Academy1.3 miles
Academies · Burnley
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Lincoln House School1.4 miles
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Broadfield Specialist School1.4 miles
Special schools · Burnley
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The Rose School1.4 miles
Special schools · Burnley
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The Heights Burnley1.5 miles
Free Schools · Burnley
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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 21 July 2026.