Briercliffe Primary School is a primary school located in Burnley. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 11/05/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in maths is below average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Delamere Road, Burnley

School Information

Address: Delamere Road, Burnley, BB10 2JU
Website: www.briercliffeprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01282459421
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Rob Blanchet
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119168

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 11/05/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 390
Number of Pupils: 331
Number of Boys: 172
Number of Girls: 159

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -4 Confidence interval -5.8 to -2.2
Writing
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -1.9 to 1.4
Maths
Below Average: -3 Confidence interval -4.6 to -1.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:56%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:6%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodfield Nursery School
Sefton Street , Brierfield BB9 5BE
3out of 4 2,305 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Basnett Street Nursery School
Basnett Street , BB10 3ES
4out of 4 2,365 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
McMillan Nursery School
Railway Street , BB9 9AG
2out of 4 2,433 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Reedley Hallows Nursery School
Burnley Campus , Barden Lane BB10 1JD
4out of 4 2,862 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bradley Nursery School
Bradley Road East , BB9 7QH
4out of 4 3,109 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Briercliffe Primary School
Delamere Road , Briercliffe BB10 2JU
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St James' Lanehead Church of England Primary School
Briercliffe Road , BB10 2NH
3out of 4 1,330 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Reedley Primary School
Reedley Road , Reedley BB10 2NE
3out of 4 1,884 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Casterton Primary Academy
Casterton Primary Academy, Thames Avenue , BB10 2PZ
1out of 4 1,903 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St John the Baptist RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Thames Avenue , BB10 2PZ
- not rated 1,923 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sir John Thursby Community College
Eastern Avenue , BB10 2AT
3out of 4 1,832 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Marsden Heights Community College
Edge End Lane , BB9 0PR
- not rated 2,210 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Ormerod Road , BB10 3AA
- not rated 3,228 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Compass Community School Lancashire
Granville Street , BB10 2RA
- not rated 917 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Girls More About School
Ridgewood Community High School
Eastern Avenue , BB10 2AT
3out of 4 1,955 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Edenfield Girls' High School
Brunswick Street , Nelson BB9 0PQ
- not rated 2,480 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Holly Grove School
Burnley Campus, Barden Lane , BB10 1JD
4out of 4 2,862 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Ghausia School
1-3 Cross Street , BB9 7EN
- not rated 2,905 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.