Burnley Lowerhouse Junior School
Primary · Community school · Ages 7–11 · Burnley, Lancashire
Burnley Lowerhouse Junior School is a primary school in Burnley, Lancashire for ages 7–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 12 September 2023.
Key facts
- Address
- Liverpool Road, Burnley, BB12 6LN
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 204 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 44.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 12 September 2023
Strengths
- “Burnley Lowerhouse Junior School is a place where everyone is made to feel welcome, regardless of their differences.”
- “Pupils are kind and considerate towards one another.”
- “They told inspectors that staff know them well.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, including reading and mathematics, pupils do not achieve as well as they should.”
- “In other subjects, however, it is still early days.”
- “Shortcomings in how the school designs and delivers the curriculum in these areas mean that some pupils do not achieve as well as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 October 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 35% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- St Augustine of Canterbury RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.2 mi School remains Good
- Rosegrove Infant School 0.2 mi Good
- Burnley Ightenhill Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good
- Whittlefield Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- Padiham Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good
- St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.1 mi Good
- Wellfield Methodist and Anglican Church School 1.1 mi Good
- Cherry Fold Community Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged