Briercliffe Primary School
Performance (KS2 SATs)
Three-year trends
Last three years of DfE data. How to read trends
Ofsted judgements
Getting a place
Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this
Every child who put Briercliffe Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.
Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).
School profile
- Age range
- 5–11
- Pupils on roll
- 396
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
Pupil background
Special educational needs
Attendance
Staffing & funding
“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means
Nearby primary schools
Location
Official sources
About Briercliffe Primary School
Briercliffe Primary School is a primary school in Burnley, Lancashire, classified by the DfE as a community school. Around 396 pupils aged 5 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Requires improvement' judgement from Ofsted (January 2026). In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 69% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 18.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.
Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Briercliffe Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 32 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.0%. There are about 20.6 pupils per teacher. If you are considering Briercliffe Primary School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.