Ofsted: Requires improvement emoji_events #378 in Lancashire public Top 95% UK

Burnley Lowerhouse Junior School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Lesley Isherwood

location_onBurnley, BB12 6LN

language Visit Website phone 1282426774

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

216

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Expected Standard

35%

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Age Range

7-11

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Burnley Lowerhouse Junior School is a Community school primary school in Burnley, serving ages 7-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 95% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Burnley Lowerhouse Junior School is a community school in Burnley, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 7-11. The school has approximately 204 pupils on roll, of whom 47% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 35% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #378 of 444 primaries in Lancashire and #12,639 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 3.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

35%

LA 59%

Reading50% LA 73%

Writing56% LA 69%

Maths56% LA 72%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading58% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing50% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths54% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

22%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading48% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing45% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths47% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-6.2

Read

LA -0.2

-7.9 to -4.6

-4.5

Write

LA 0.1

-6.1 to -3.0

-6.3

Maths

LA -0.3

-7.9 to -4.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

42%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading54% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing68% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths47% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.8

Read

LA -0.2

-6.4 to -3.2

-2.4

Write

LA 0.1

-3.8 to -0.9

-5.5

Maths

LA -0.2

-6.9 to -4.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 65%

Reading64% LA 76%

Writing71% LA 78%

Maths66% LA 75%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.6

Read

LA 0.1

-2.2 to 1

Write

LA 0.1

-0.5 to 2.5

-0.1

Maths

LA 0.0

-1.5 to 1.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

12 September 2023

Inspection Report

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22 May 2018

Inspection Report

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04 June 2014

Inspection Report

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11 February 2014

Inspection Report

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15 October 2013

Inspection Report

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21 May 2013

Inspection Report

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31 January 2013

Inspection Report

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04 April 2011

Inspection Report

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08 November 2007

Inspection Report

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02 February 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-09-12

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2018-05-22

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-06-04

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

2.5%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.0%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 204 pupils. During this period, there were 5 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.5%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	204	5	2.5%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	207	8	3.9%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	208	1	0.5%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	204	3	1.5%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	206	3	1.5%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	215	22	10.2%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	216	12	5.6%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	214	6	2.8%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	223	3	1.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	221	3	1.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	219	4	1.8%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	218	2	0.9%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	217	2	0.9%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	214	5	2.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	212	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	212	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	209	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	215	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	214	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	210	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	211	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	209	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	205	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	192	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	187	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	190	1	0.5%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 15 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 6 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils