Holly Grove School, Burnley

In its own words: "The Georgia Fourie Butterfly Fund was set up in 2009, in conjunction with her parents, in memory of a very special pupil who sadly passed away after many years of bad health."

The school runs after-school care.

The nearest other special schools to Holly Grove School are Ridgewood Community High School (0.7 miles, Good); Silver Birch School (1.3 miles); Compass Community School Lancashire (1.4 miles, Good); and The Rose School (2 miles, Requires improvement).

42.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, and 22.5% speak English as an additional language, according to the 2026 school census.

Almost every pupil at Holly Grove School has an education, health and care plan (138 of 138 in 2026). The most common need among them is autism.

Holly Grove School provides for pupils with visual impairment, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, physical disability, moderate learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties.

The nearest railway station is Burnley Central Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Pratt Street (by), 70 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Holly Grove 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 233 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Lancashire (109), as is usual near a town centre.

Holly Grove School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.