Burnley Lowerhouse Junior School
Liverpool Road, Burnley, BB12 6LN
Ofsted Requires Improvement
Inspected September 2023
35%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Requires Improvement
Inspected September 2023
Latest data: 2024/25
Ofsted RatingInspected 12 September 2023Full report ↗
Requires Improvement
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Quality of Teaching
Requires Improvement
Behaviour in School
Good
Pupils' Wider Development
Good
School Leadership
Requires Improvement
SATs Results (2024/25)
End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.
Reading, Writing & Maths combinedⓘReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
35.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)ⓘHigher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
0.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 50%·Writing 56%·Maths 56%→All three 35%
Reading
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
54.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
2.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
15.0%
Boys and girls
48%girls·52%boys
98 girls, 106 boys
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Results Over Time
↓ Peaked at 52% (2017/18), currently 35%
* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.
Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.
View raw year-by-year data
| Year | Reading, Writing & Maths (expected %) | Exceeding expected (%) | Reading Progress | Writing Progress | Maths Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 35.0% | 0.0% | -4.2 | +4.4 | -3.8 |
| 2016/17 | 41.0% | 2.0% | -1.0 | +1.0 | -3.3 |
| 2017/18 | 52.0% | 2.0% | -0.6 | +1.0 | -0.1 |
| 2018/19 | 42.0% | 0.0% | -4.8 | -2.4 | -5.5 |
| 2022/23 | 22.0% | 0.0% | -6.2 | -4.5 | -6.3 |
| 2023/24 | 38.0% | 0.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 35.0% | 0.0% | - | - | - |