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EnglandNorth WestBurnleyBB11 5JSCherry Fold Community Primary School
Primary

Cherry Fold Community Primary School

Primary

Burnley · Burnley · BB11 5JS www.cherryfold.lancs.sch.uk

Pupils
384
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
384
Pupils · 2024/25
30%
EAL · 2024/25
29%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
384
Pupils · 2024/25
30%
EAL · 2024/25
29%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 18/04/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Cherry Fold Community Primary School · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
55%
+9pp
55%46%37%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
2%1%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
63%
Reading higher standard
4%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
63%
Maths higher standard
9%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
64%
SPAG higher standard
18%
Reading scaled score
101.0
Maths scaled score
100.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
384
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
30%
FSM eligible
67%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
29%

Contact

Address
Cog Lane, Burnley, BB11 5JS
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
2024/2555%0%63%4%71%7%63%9%80%64%101.0100.0102.022%384
2023/2446%0%58%15%58%3%61%5%71%54%102.0100.0101.015%411
2022/2337%0%46%12%51%0%44%5%69%49%100.098.099.0-3.40-1.20-3.9015%393
2018/1948%0%63%11%76%9%67%13%83%78%100.0102.0105.0-2.90-1.80-1.3014%406
2017/1846%2%59%12%66%5%71%12%63%71%101.0103.0103.0-2.00-1.60+1.3016%384
2016/1746%4%48%17%65%4%71%17%69%71%101.0103.0103.0+0.60+0.80+3.6019%402

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
2024/2538418.422%30%67%9%29%
2023/2441120.415%29%62%9%29%
2022/2339319.415%28%64%9%31%
2021/2238017.913%30%63%8%27%
2020/2138918.113%26%60%
2018/1940620.214%22%66%5%12%
2017/1838417.516%22%66%6%19%
2016/1740219.319%19%67%4%10%

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