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EnglandNorth WestBurnleyBB12 6LNBurnley Lowerhouse Junior School
Primary

Burnley Lowerhouse Junior School

Primary

Burnley · Burnley · BB12 6LN https://www.lowerhousejunior.co.uk/

Pupils
204
cap. 240
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
35%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
204
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
35%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
204
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 12/09/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Burnley Lowerhouse Junior School · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
35%
-3pp
52%37%22%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 35%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
2%1%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
50%
Reading higher standard
17%
Writing expected standard
56%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
56%
Maths higher standard
13%
Science expected standard
67%
SPAG expected standard
65%
SPAG higher standard
6%
Reading scaled score
101.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
101.0

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
204
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
47%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
21%

Contact

Address
Liverpool Road, Burnley, BB12 6LN
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
2024/2535%0%50%17%56%0%56%13%67%65%101.0101.0101.013%204
2023/2438%0%58%17%50%2%54%12%67%62%102.0100.0102.012%204
2022/2322%0%48%7%45%3%47%2%67%60%99.097.0100.0-6.20-4.50-6.3012%216
2018/1942%0%54%10%68%22%47%8%75%61%100.099.0102.0-4.80-2.40-5.5019%214
2017/1852%2%64%9%71%17%66%9%78%79%102.0102.0104.0-0.60+1.00-0.1018%209
2016/1741%2%56%15%71%10%51%2%76%59%101.098.0101.0-1.00+1.00-3.3020%187

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
2024/2520422.713%5%47%7%21%
2023/2420420.112%4%42%6%19%
2022/2321619.612%4%42%8%27%
2021/2222121.310%3%40%7%25%
2020/2121722.620%3%41%
2018/1921416.719%2%42%5%13%
2017/1820919.718%3%43%4%13%
2016/1718721.320%0%41%4%8%

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