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St James' Lanehead Church of England Primary School

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

personMrs Michelle Dugdale

location_onBurnley, BB10 2NH

language Visit Website phone 1282426833

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

276

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Expected Standard

50%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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St James' Lanehead Church of England Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Burnley, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 80% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St James' Lanehead Church of England Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Burnley, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 280 pupils on roll, of whom 31% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #299 of 444 primaries in Lancashire and #10,499 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 26.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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

50%

LA 59%

Reading65% LA 73%

Writing68% LA 69%

Maths60% LA 72%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading79% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing69% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths67% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading72% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths72% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.6

Read

LA -0.2

0.6 to 4.6

0.8

Write

LA 0.1

-1.1 to 2.8

2.0

Maths

LA -0.3

0.1 to 3.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading64% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths74% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.8

Read

LA -0.2

-3.8 to 0.2

-0.6

Write

LA 0.1

-2.4 to 1.2

-0.6

Maths

LA -0.2

-2.3 to 1.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 65%

Reading74% LA 76%

Writing79% LA 78%

Maths59% LA 75%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.5

Read

LA 0.1

-0.4 to 3.4

1.4

Write

LA 0.1

-0.4 to 3.2

-1

Maths

LA 0.0

-2.8 to 0.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

08 December 2021

Inspection Report

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28 April 2016

Inspection Report

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04 February 2014

Inspection Report

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12 November 2013

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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06 October 2008

Inspection Report

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07 December 2005

Inspection Report

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06 March 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-04-28

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-11-12

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 280 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below 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)	280	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	279	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	280	2	0.7%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	280	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	277	1	0.4%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	278	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	276	2	0.7%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	274	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	277	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	275	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	278	2	0.7%	0.5%	1
2020/21 (Summer term)	279	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	276	1	0.4%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	277	3	1.1%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	275	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	275	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	275	1	0.4%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	281	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	281	2	0.7%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	280	3	1.1%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	275	2	0.7%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	278	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	275	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	279	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	267	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	270	0	0.0%	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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 15 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 13 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 11 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils