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EnglandNorth WestBurnleyBB12 0HLWhittlefield Primary School
Primary

Whittlefield Primary School

Primary

Burnley · Burnley · BB12 0HL www.whittlefield.lancs.sch.uk

Pupils
206
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
206
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
206
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 14/12/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Whittlefield Primary School · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
67%
+57pp
67%39%10%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
3%2%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
7%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
13%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
73%
SPAG higher standard
7%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
206
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
37%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Tabor Street, Burnley, BB12 0HL
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
2024/2567%0%80%7%77%0%77%13%83%73%102.0103.0103.016%206
2023/2410%0%35%0%39%0%39%0%74%32%98.097.097.021%225
2022/2334%0%41%14%66%0%48%7%72%38%100.099.098.0-3.20-1.30-3.5018%228
2018/1948%3%71%16%68%3%71%26%81%61%102.0104.0103.0-2.70-4.00-1.7016%227
2017/1842%0%50%12%54%0%46%8%62%65%100.099.0102.0-3.40-3.30-4.0016%226
2016/1747%3%60%10%70%10%57%7%77%77%101.0101.0103.0-1.30-0.10-1.8011%222

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
2024/2520624.116%6%37%5%10%
2023/2422523.621%3%38%6%18%
2022/2322821.618%3%41%7%18%
2021/2222821.814%4%39%6%19%
2020/2123130.214%4%35%
2018/1922722.416%3%39%4%9%
2017/1822623.216%5%44%4%8%
2016/1722219.111%4%43%4%5%

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