Higham St John's Church of England Primary School, Burnley
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 8 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school has developed a thoughtful personal development programme that helps all pupils become well-rounded citizens. Pupils participate enthusiastically in enrichment activities and trips, and feel cared for and safe. During social times, behaviour is good with pupils showing respect towards staff and each other.
Key Strengths
- Personal development programme enables pupils to become well-rounded citizens with opportunities for residential visits and trips to places of worship
- Pupils show good behaviour during social times, treating staff and each other with respect
- Safeguarding standards are met with an open culture where concerns are actively identified and managed
Areas for Improvement
- Younger pupils do not achieve well enough and many have gaps in knowledge beyond English and mathematics
- Early years curriculum does not meet requirements - learning environments are poor quality and children are not encouraged to become independent learners
- Teaching of basic skills like reading, handwriting and spelling is weak, and teachers do not check how well pupils are learning
- Pupils with SEND are not supported well enough and staff lack skills to adapt teaching for these pupils
- Leaders and governors hold overly generous views of the school and do not focus sharply on areas needing improvement
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Residential visits, trips to places of worship, lunchtime clubs, hopes and dreams day, visits from fire service and police
Higham St John's Church of England Primary School requires special measures as it is failing to provide an acceptable standard of education. Leaders and governors lack the capacity to secure necessary improvements across the school.
At a Glance
19.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 88% to 76%. Maths has remained stable at around 82%. Writing has declined from 76% to 59%.
Class Sizes
26.6
Avg class size
5
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
86%
Available places
120 pupils
140 capacity
20 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)
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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
4.8581%
Overall absence
11.2069%
Persistent absence
116
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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