Wellfield Methodist and Anglican Church School, Burnley

From the headteacher's welcome: "Wellfield Church Primary is a school where the welfare of our pupils is at the centre of everything we do and every decision we make. We constantly strive to ensure that all children feel valued and supported and are able to achieve their personal best."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.

Coming up: an admissions event on Friday 13 November 2026, an admissions event on Monday 16 November 2026, an admissions event on Wednesday 18 November 2026 and an admissions event on Saturday 21 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils at Wellfield Methodist and Anglican Church School reached the expected standard in reading and 87% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Lancashire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 87% in reading and 87% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 48 families put Wellfield Methodist and Anglican Church School as their first choice and 89 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.6 first choices for every place. 18 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Wellfield Methodist and Anglican Church School are St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (under 0.1 miles, Good, 79% reading, 86% maths); Whittlefield Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 80% reading, 77% maths); Burnley Ightenhill Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 61% reading, 54% maths); and Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 87% reading, 82% maths).

Wellfield Methodist and Anglican Church School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

3.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 20 pupils (9.6%) received SEN support and 10 (4.8%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Burnley Barracks Rail Station, about 930 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Mary Magdalenes RCPS (by), 30 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Wellfield Methodist and Anglican Church School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 390 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, Wellfield Methodist and Anglican Church School issued 1 suspension, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Wellfield Methodist and Anglican Church School are Burnley High School (1.3 miles) and Shuttleworth College (1.5 miles).