Cherry Fold Community Primary School, Burnley
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Cherry Fold is a welcoming school where pupils settle quickly and feel happy. The school has ambitious plans to help all pupils achieve, with a strong focus on early reading and phonics from Nursery onwards. It also excels at supporting pupils' broader development, teaching important values and life skills like confidence, independence and understanding differences.
Key Strengths
- Warm, caring staff who support pupils well, especially those new to the school and those learning English as an additional language
- Strong focus on early reading, starting from Nursery with well-trained staff teaching phonics
- Comprehensive approach to pupils' wider development including mental well-being, relationships, safety and democratic values
- Good extra-curricular provision including eco-club, football and allotment club
- Quick identification of pupils with special educational needs and provision of support
Areas for Improvement
- Pupils' attainment in reading, writing and mathematics remains significantly below average
- Inconsistent curriculum delivery across subjects and classes, with insufficient thought given to activities that help pupils remember learning
- Persistent absence affecting many pupils' learning and progress
- Variable behaviour management with some pupils losing interest and distracting others in lessons
- Early years curriculum not implemented well enough, with insufficient opportunities for children to practise and embed new learning
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
Extracurricular Activities
eco-club, football, allotment club, VE day tea party, visiting speakers
Cherry Fold Community Primary School is a welcoming primary school where pupils are happy, but attainment in reading, writing and mathematics has been significantly below average for some time. The school's curriculum implementation is inconsistent, and persistent absence affects many pupils' learning.
At a Glance
68.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
10 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 58% to 63%. Maths has remained stable at around 63%. Writing has improved from 58% to 71%.
Class Sizes
25.1
Avg class size
24.3
Infant (KS1)
27.6
KS2
14
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
87%
Available places
366 pupils
420 capacity
54 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Burnley
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Burnley
Admissions Demand - Lancashire
Places available
15,664
Applications
12,136
Got 1st preference
93.0%
Got preferred school
98.8%
Primary admissions across Lancashire (2025/26)
Inspection History(10)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
8.79255%
Overall absence
28.57143%
Persistent absence
343
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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