Burnley Ightenhill Primary School, Burnley

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am passionate about leading the pupils, parents, staff and governors of our fantastic school. Ightenhill Primary is a caring school where every child is important and our staff work hard to encourage all our children to achieve their potential. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive school with high expectations for all of our learners."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care until 5:15pm, from £6.00 per session.

In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils at Burnley Ightenhill Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 54% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Lancashire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 68% in reading and 74% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 34 families put Burnley Ightenhill Primary School as their first choice and 90 named it as one of their preferences, for 41 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Burnley Ightenhill Primary School are Whittlefield Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 80% reading, 77% maths); St Augustine of Canterbury RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.5 miles, 73% reading, 70% maths); St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 79% reading, 86% maths); and Wellfield Methodist and Anglican Church School (0.5 miles, Good, 73% reading, 87% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Burnley Ightenhill Primary School.

55.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 93 pupils (26.6%) received SEN support and 6 (1.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.

The nearest railway station is Burnley Barracks Rail Station, about 870 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ightenhill Park Lane (opposite), 90 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Burnley Ightenhill Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 407 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Lancashire (109), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Burnley Ightenhill Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 0.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Burnley Ightenhill Primary School are Burnley High School (0.9 miles) and Shuttleworth College (1.2 miles).