Burnley Lowerhouse Junior School

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

LancashireLocal Authority

BurnleyConstituency

BB12 6LNPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Burnley Lowerhouse Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Lancashire, North West.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 204 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 38%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 100

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

204

Total Pupils

56%Boys

44%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

44%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 204
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
15 Oct 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
20 Jun 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.