Burnley Lowerhouse Junior 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 23/05/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is below average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Liverpool Road, Burnley

School Information

Address: Liverpool Road, Burnley, BB12 6LN
Website: www.lowerhousejuniorschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01282426774
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lesley Isherwood
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119215

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 23/05/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 217
Number of Boys: 111
Number of Girls: 106

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -4.8 Confidence interval -6.4 to -3.2
Writing
Below Average: -2.4 Confidence interval -3.8 to -0.9
Maths
Well Below Average: -5.5 Confidence interval -6.9 to -4.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:42%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:99
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rosegrove Nursery School
Havelock Street , BB12 6AJ
4out of 4 407 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Ightenhill Nursery School
Lionel Street , BB12 6DY
4out of 4 974 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Whitegate Nursery School
Victoria Road , Padiham BB12 8TG
4out of 4 1,402 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Taywood Nursery
Accrington Road , BB11 5AE
4out of 4 1,663 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Stoneyholme Nursery School
March Street , BB12 0BU
4out of 4 2,869 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Burnley Lowerhouse Junior School
Liverpool Road , BB12 6LN
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Augustine of Canterbury RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Lowerhouse Lane , BB12 6HZ
- not rated 274 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Rosegrove Infant School
Owen Street , BB12 6HW
3out of 4 339 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Burnley Ightenhill Primary School
Alder Street , BB12 6ED
3out of 4 1,095 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Whittlefield Primary School
Tabor Street , BB12 0HL
3out of 4 1,383 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Burnley High School
Byron Street , BB12 6NX
3out of 4 758 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Shuttleworth College
Burnley Road , Padiham BB12 8ST
2out of 4 1,257 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Burnley College
Princess Way , BB12 0AN
- not rated 2,695 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Joseph's Park Hill School
Park Hill , Padiham Road BB12 6TG
- not rated 853 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Coal Clough Academy
Swindon Street , BB11 4PF
3out of 4 1,923 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Rose School
Greenock Street , BB11 4DT
3out of 4 1,949 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Heights Burnley
Burleigh Street , BB12 0DU
- not rated 2,723 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
Aspire Hub Burnley
Chapel Place , Hammerton street BB11 1LE
- not rated 2,832 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.