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EnglandNorth WestBurnleyBB10 1JDBarden Primary School
Primary

Barden Primary School

Primary

Burnley · Burnley · BB10 1JD www.barden.lancs.sch.uk

Pupils
468
cap. 430
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
468
Pupils · 2024/25
76%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
468
Pupils · 2024/25
76%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 25/06/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Barden Primary School · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
60%
+10pp
60%54%48%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
RWM higher standard
6%
+1pp
10%7%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
71%
Reading higher standard
34%
Writing expected standard
65%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
74%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
71%
SPAG expected standard
71%
SPAG higher standard
42%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
468
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
76%
FSM eligible
31%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Burnley Campus, Barden Lane, Burnley, BB10 1JD
Local authority
Lancashire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2560%6%71%34%65%10%74%21%71%71%107.0105.0108.021%468
2023/2450%5%60%15%66%13%69%26%73%66%102.0104.0105.021%476
2022/2348%3%61%5%55%6%77%27%61%68%102.0104.0104.0-1.00-0.20+2.2022%462
2018/1959%10%72%23%75%13%79%21%79%85%103.0104.0108.0-1.30-1.10-1.1014%417
2017/1855%6%66%11%76%13%60%24%76%81%103.0102.0106.0-1.90-0.40-1.4013%427
2016/1762%7%66%15%77%10%70%20%79%75%102.0103.0105.0-0.90+0.60-0.2015%427

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2546819.821%76%31%5%12%
2023/2447619.421%79%30%6%17%
2022/2346220.822%81%30%7%24%
2021/2244625.417%84%27%6%20%
2020/2141922.216%87%24%
2018/1941722.114%88%24%4%9%
2017/1842721.513%89%24%5%14%
2016/1742719.015%90%27%4%10%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.