Padiham Primary School, Burnley
Padiham Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Burnley. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in February 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 24th-highest of the 33 schools in Burnley with published results, and 12,253rd of 14,452 across England. It was 90% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2013)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Lancashire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Padiham Primary School in detail
Padiham Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "I am very proud to be the Head of this wonderful school. We pride ourselves in being a happy, safe caring and progressive school."
The school runs after-school care.
Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 1 December 2026 at 9.30am and an open day on Tuesday 12 January 2027 at 9.30am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Lancashire
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils at Padiham Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 68% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Lancashire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (64% in reading, 64% in maths).
Getting a place at Padiham Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 35 families put Padiham Primary School as their first choice and 76 named it as one of their preferences, for 38 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Padiham Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Padiham Primary School are Padiham Green Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles, Requires improvement, 65% reading, 57% maths); St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham (0.6 miles, Good, 87% reading, 80% maths); Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, 69% reading, 75% maths); and Burnley Lowerhouse Junior School (0.9 miles, Requires improvement, 50% reading, 56% maths).
Padiham Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.
Padiham Green Church of England Primary SchoolSt John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, PadihamPadiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary SchoolBurnley Lowerhouse Junior School
Who goes there
43.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 8.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (83%) and Mixed (7%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Rose Grove Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Milton Street (by), 80 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Padiham Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 3rd decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 170 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Lancashire (109), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Padiham Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Padiham Primary School are Shuttleworth College (0.2 miles) and Burnley High School (0.5 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoThis judgement is from January 2013, 13 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its January 2013 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
43.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 64% to 59% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 64% to 68% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 65% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
26.0
Avg class size
21.8
Infant (KS1)
29.5
KS2
11
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Padiham Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Padiham Primary School.
- Kamptastic out of school Club990m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Padiham Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Lancashire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Padiham Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Padiham Primary School is in Lancashire; for families living there:
- Lancashire's school travel policy: school transport policies
- How to apply: Apply for free home to school transport assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 22
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 9
- Children hurt
- 8
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 22 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 9 serious and 13 slight.
8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 7 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Lancashire is 12 (the median across 707 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
90%
Near capacity
283 pupils
315 places
32 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Burnley
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Burnley
Across Lancashire council
Places available
15,442
Applications
12,122
Got 1st preference
91.3%
Got preferred school
98.3%
All primary applications across Lancashire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(6)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
46
SEN Support
13
EHC Plans
20.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
286
Total Pupils
156
Boys
130
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
15
Teachers
19.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£54,174
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,987
Per pupil
£1939k
Total funding
£170k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.5%
Overall absence
17.9%
Persistent absence
268
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Padiham Primary School
Questions parents ask about Padiham Primary School
What are SATs results like at Padiham Primary School?
Of the pupils at Padiham Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 59% reached the expected standard in reading and 68% did so in maths.
What is Padiham Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Padiham Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in January 2013, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Padiham Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Padiham Primary School is oversubscribed, Lancashire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Padiham Primary School?
Padiham Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 90% of its 315 places.
How big are the classes at Padiham Primary School?
Classes at Padiham Primary School average 26 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Padiham Primary School?
Padiham Primary School has around 286 pupils on roll. 44% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Padiham Primary School?
5.5% of sessions were missed at Padiham Primary School in 2024/25. 17.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Padiham Primary School?
Apply through Lancashire's coordinated admissions process, naming Padiham Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Padiham Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Padiham Primary School: Kamptastic out of school Club (990m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Padiham Primary School's term dates?
Padiham Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Lancashire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Padiham Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 22 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 9 serious and 13 slight. 8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 7 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Lancashire is 12 (the median across 707 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Padiham Primary School?
Padiham Primary School is at Burnley Road, Padiham, Burnley, Lancashire, BB12 8SJ.
Sources: Lancashire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)