Briercliffe Primary School

Primary
Local authority maintained
Ages 5 to 11

Report card: Expected standard

Delamere Road, Briercliffe, Burnley, BB10 2JUOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Briercliffe Primary School is a primary school in Burnley for ages 5 to 11. It is one of the 692 schools in Lancashire. It ranks 18th of 33 primary schools in Burnley. Its latest Ofsted outcome is a report card, from an inspection in January 2026.

Ofsted report card

Inspected 27 January 2026, report published 3 March 2026

Each area is graded from urgent improvement to exceptional, and safeguarding is either met or not met.

Inclusion: Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
Achievement: Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Early years: Expected standard
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

58 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths69%

69%, 7 percentage points above the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths0%

0%, 8 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score103

103, 3 below the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score104

104, 1 below the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score104

104, 1 below the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

388 pupils on roll, with places for 420

Eligible for free school meals19.1%

19.1%, 7.4 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language7.7%

7.7%, 13.9 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support10.6%

10.6%, 4.2 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan1.5%

1.5%, 4.5 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Briercliffe Primary School

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
St James' Lanehead Church of England Primary School	0.8 miles	Report card: Expected standard	50% met the expected standard
Reedley Primary School	1 mile	Ofsted: Good	61% met the expected standard
Casterton Primary Academy	1 mile	Ofsted: Good	72% met the expected standard
St John the Baptist RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	1 mile	Ofsted: Good	59% met the expected standard
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	1 mile	Ofsted: Good	86% met the expected standard

School details

School type: Community school
Sector: Local authority maintained
Age range: 5 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Nursery classes: No
Headteacher: Miss Joanne Ramsbottom
Phone: 01282459421
Website: briercliffeprimary.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Delamere Road, Briercliffe, Burnley, BB10 2JU
Local authority: Lancashire
URN: 119168

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.