Schools in Burnley

• 61open schools
• 35primary
• 8secondary
• 8special school

Schools near Burnley by distance

Schools whose official address gives Burnley as the town, in Lancashire, grouped by type — page 1 of 2.

Nursery schools 8

• Basnett Street Nursery School

  Nursery · Local authority nursery school · ages 3 to 5 · 96 pupils

  Basnett Street, Basnett Street Nursery School, Burnley, BB10 3ES

  Ofsted 29 Apr 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Ightenhill Nursery School

  Nursery · Local authority nursery school · ages 2 to 5 · 72 pupils

  Lionel Street, Burnley, BB12 6DY

  Ofsted 25 Apr 2024 (ungraded): School remains Outstanding

• Reedley Hallows Nursery School

  Nursery · Local authority nursery school · ages 2 to 5 · 178 pupils

  Burnley Campus, Barden Lane, Burnley, BB10 1JD

  Ofsted 10 Jul 2024: Good

• Rockwood Nursery School

  Nursery · Local authority nursery school · ages 2 to 5 · 104 pupils

  Kingsland Road, Burnley, BB11 3PU

  Ofsted 8 Jul 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Rosegrove Nursery School

  Nursery · Local authority nursery school · ages 2 to 5 · 91 pupils

  Havelock Street, Burnley, BB12 6AJ

  Ofsted 19 Nov 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Stoneyholme Nursery School

  Nursery · Local authority nursery school · ages 2 to 5 · 82 pupils

  March Street, Stoney Holme Nursery Scho, Burnley, BB12 0BU

  Ofsted 11 Jul 2023 (ungraded): School remains Outstanding

• Taywood Nursery School

  Nursery · Local authority nursery school · ages 2 to 4 · 73 pupils

  Accrington Road, Burnley, BB11 5AE

  Ofsted 8 May 2024: Good

• Whitegate Nursery School

  Nursery · Local authority nursery school · ages 2 to 5 · 103 pupils

  Victoria Road, Padiham, Burnley, BB12 8TG

  Ofsted 24 Jun 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

Primary schools 35

• Barden Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 474 pupils

  Burnley Campus, Barden Lane, Burnley, BB10 1JD

  Ofsted 25 Jun 2024: Good

• Briercliffe Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 5 to 11 · 388 pupils

  Delamere Road, Briercliffe, Burnley, BB10 2JU

  Ofsted report card, 27 Jan 2026

• Burnley Brunshaw Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 414 pupils

  Morse Street, Burnley, BB10 4PB

  Ofsted 11 Oct 2022: Good

• Burnley Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 206 pupils

  Raglan Road, Burnley, BB11 4LB

  Ofsted 20 Oct 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• Burnley Ightenhill Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 5 to 11 · 349 pupils

  Alder Street, Burnley, BB12 6ED

  Ofsted 24 May 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Burnley Lowerhouse Junior School

  Primary · Community school · ages 7 to 11 · 204 pupils

  Liverpool Road, Burnley, BB12 6LN

  Ofsted 12 Sep 2023: Requires improvement

• Burnley Springfield Community Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 203 pupils

  Oxford Road, Burnley, BB11 3HP

  Ofsted 15 Jul 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 210 pupils

  Church Street, Burnley, BB11 2DL

  Ofsted 17 May 2023: Good

  Church of England

• Burnley St Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 200 pupils

  Woodgrove Road, Burnley, BB11 3EJ

  Ofsted report card, 14 Apr 2026

  Church of England

• Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 406 pupils

  Oswald Street, Burnley, BB12 0BN

  Ofsted 4 Mar 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Casterton Primary Academy

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 5 to 11 · 291 pupils

  Casterton Primary Academy, Thames Avenue, Burnley, BB10 2PZ

  Ofsted 4 Oct 2022: Good

• Cherry Fold Community Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 366 pupils

  Cog Lane, Burnley, BB11 5JS

  Ofsted 20 May 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 208 pupils

  Calderbrook Avenue, Burnley, BB11 4RB

  Ofsted 26 Mar 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  Roman Catholic

• Hapton Church of England/Methodist Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 4 to 11 · 116 pupils

  Manchester Road, Hapton, Burnley, BB11 5RF

  Ofsted 3 Oct 2023: Good

  Church of England/Methodist

• Heasandford Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 630 pupils

  Williams Road, Burnley, BB10 3DA

  Ofsted 5 Mar 2024: Good

• Higham St John's Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 4 to 11 · 120 pupils

  Higham Hall Road, Higham, Burnley, BB12 9EU

  Ofsted report card, 27 Jan 2026

  Church of England

• Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 4 to 11 · 53 pupils

  Spenbrook Road, Newchurch-in-Pendle, Burnley, BB12 9JP

  Ofsted 24 Jun 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  Church of England

• Padiham Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 286 pupils

  Burnley Road, Padiham, Burnley, BB12 8SJ

  Ofsted 8 Feb 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Rawdhatul Uloom

  Primary · Other independent school · ages 4 to 11 · 109 pupils

  Jamia Masjid-E-Farooq-Azam, North Street, Burnley, BB10 1LU

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Read St John's CofE Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 4 to 11 · 201 pupils

  Straits Lane, READ, Burnley, BB12 7PE

  Ofsted 9 Feb 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• Reedley Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 408 pupils

  Reedley Road, Reedley, Burnley, BB10 2NE

  Ofsted 21 Mar 2023: Good

• Rosegrove Infant School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 7 · 133 pupils

  Owen Street, Burnley, BB12 6HW

  Ofsted 20 Mar 2024: Good

• Rosewood Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 400 pupils

  Rosewood Avenue, Rosewood Primary School, Burnley, BB11 2PH

  Ofsted 12 Mar 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 138 pupils

  School Lane, Simonstone, Burnley, BB12 7HR

  Ofsted 26 May 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• St Augustine of Canterbury RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 5 to 11 · 203 pupils

  Lowerhouse Lane, Burnley, BB12 6HZ

  Ofsted 24 Jan 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Roman Catholic

• St James' Lanehead Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 279 pupils

  Briercliffe Road, Burnley, BB10 2NH

  Ofsted report card, 14 Apr 2026

  Church of England

• St John the Baptist RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 212 pupils

  Thames Avenue, Burnley, BB10 2PZ

  Ofsted 10 May 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Roman Catholic

• St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 233 pupils

  St John's Road, Padiham, Burnley, BB12 7BN

  Ofsted 29 Mar 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Roman Catholic

• St John's CofE Primary School, Cliviger

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 5 to 11 · 201 pupils

  Burnley Road, Cliviger, Burnley, BB10 4SU

  Ofsted 26 Jan 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 191 pupils

  Wellfield Drive, Office 204, Burnley, BB12 0JD

  Ofsted 11 Oct 2023: Good

  Roman Catholic

• St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 197 pupils

  Holcombe Drive, Burnley, BB10 4BH

  No inspection in this data yet

  Roman Catholic

• Wellfield Methodist and Anglican Church School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 208 pupils

  Wellfield Drive, Burnley, BB12 0JD

  Ofsted 1 Nov 2023: Good

  Church of England/Methodist

• Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 207 pupils

  Fence, Burnley, BB12 9ED

  Ofsted 14 Mar 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good (predecessor school)

  Methodist

• Whittlefield Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 188 pupils

  Tabor Street, Burnley, BB12 0HL

  Ofsted 14 Dec 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Worsthorne Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 213 pupils

  Brownside Road, Worsthorne, Burnley, BB10 3LR

  Ofsted 13 Jun 2023: Good

Secondary schools 8

• Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 1,261 pupils

  Ormerod Road, Burnley, BB10 3AA

  Ofsted report card, 17 Mar 2026

  Roman Catholic

• Burnley High School

  Secondary · Free schools · ages 11 to 16 · 579 pupils

  Byron Street, Burnley, BB12 6NX

  Ofsted report card, 6 May 2026

• Lincoln House School

  Secondary · Other independent school · ages 11 to 18 · Boys · 5 pupils

  25-27 Clifton Street, Burnley, BB12 0QZ

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Olive High Boys

  Secondary · Other independent school · ages 11 to 16 · Boys · 114 pupils

  Ormerod Road (Entrance Via Shorey Bank), Burnley, BB11 2RU

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Rosa House School

  Secondary · Other independent school · ages 11 to 18 · Girls · 4 pupils

  Bronte Farm, Halifax Road, Briercliffe, Burnley, BB10 3RB

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Shuttleworth College

  Secondary · Foundation school · ages 11 to 16 · 1,072 pupils

  Burnley Road, Padiham, Burnley, BB12 8ST

  Ofsted 11 Mar 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Sir John Thursby Community College

  Secondary · Foundation school · ages 11 to 16 · 1,121 pupils

  Eastern Avenue, Burnley, BB10 2AT

  Ofsted 25 Apr 2023: Good

• Unity College

  Secondary · Foundation school · ages 11 to 16 · 1,402 pupils

  Townley Holmes, Burnley, BB11 3DF

  Ofsted 20 Feb 2024: Requires improvement

Special schools 8

• Broadfield Specialist School

  Special school · Community special school · ages 11 to 19 · 267 pupils

  Coal Clough Lane, Burnley, BB11 5BT

  Ofsted 6 Jun 2024 (ungraded): School remains Outstanding

• Compass Community School Lancashire

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 11 to 17 · 4 pupils

  Bend Hill Farm, Granville Street, Briercliffe, Burnley, BB10 2RA

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Holdsworth School

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 5 to 18

  Park Hill, Padiham Road, Burnley, BB12 6TG

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Holly Grove School

  Special school · Community special school · ages 2 to 11 · 138 pupils

  Burnley Campus, Barden Lane, Burnley, BB10 1JD

  Ofsted 28 Jun 2023 (ungraded): School remains Outstanding

• Moorlands View School

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 7 to 16 · 19 pupils

  Manchester Road, Dunnockshaw, Burnley, BB11 5PQ

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  Independent

• Ridgewood Community High School

  Special school · Community special school · ages 11 to 19 · 192 pupils

  Eastern Avenue, Burnley, BB10 2AT

  Ofsted 16 Nov 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Silver Birch School

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 11 to 16 · 0 pupils

  Briercliffe Road, Harle Syke, Burnley, BB10 2HA

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• The Rose School

  Special school · Community special school · ages 11 to 16 · 88 pupils

  Greenock Street, Burnley, BB11 4DT

  Ofsted 15 Oct 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

Alternative provision and pupil referral units 1

• Coal Clough Academy

  Alternative provision · Academy alternative provision sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 142 pupils

  Swindon Street, Burnley, BB11 4PF

  Ofsted 26 Jan 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

Nearby towns

• Nelson 3.3 miles
• Colne 5.5 miles
• Accrington 5.8 miles
• Bacup 6.8 miles
• Rossendale 7.4 miles
• Clitheroe 8.0 miles
• Todmorden 8.0 miles
• Barnoldswick 8.7 miles
• Blackburn 10 miles
• Hebden Bridge 11 miles

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