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EnglandNorth WestBurnleyBB10 2JUBriercliffe Primary School
Primary

Briercliffe Primary School

Primary

Burnley · Burnley · BB10 2JU www.briercliffeprimary.co.uk/

Pupils
396
cap. 420
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
396
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
396
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 06/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Briercliffe Primary School · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
69%
+18pp
69%60%51%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 69%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
7%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
74%
Reading higher standard
19%
Writing expected standard
79%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
79%
Maths higher standard
19%
Science expected standard
78%
SPAG expected standard
83%
SPAG higher standard
19%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
396
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
16%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Delamere Road, Briercliffe, Burnley, BB10 2JU
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
2024/2569%0%74%19%79%9%79%19%78%83%103.0104.0104.011%396
2023/2451%0%61%13%67%10%64%7%74%66%100.0102.0102.014%396
2022/2367%2%80%24%78%7%80%20%83%83%105.0105.0105.0-0.70-0.60-0.1013%382
2018/1956%6%58%19%73%27%69%17%75%56%101.0102.0101.0-4.00-0.20-3.0010%317
2017/1858%7%80%18%87%11%64%13%87%71%104.0102.0103.0-1.30+0.20-2.209%313
2016/1744%2%60%9%84%13%58%2%91%67%101.0100.0102.0-2.30+1.80-2.8010%318

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
2024/2539620.611%7%16%5%13%
2023/2439622.014%8%17%5%14%
2022/2338222.813%7%18%6%14%
2021/2235121.213%5%21%5%12%
2020/2133124.013%2%21%
2018/1931723.310%1%22%4%10%
2017/1831326.89%2%24%4%8%
2016/1731822.110%0%22%4%10%

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