Briercliffe Primary School

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). 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 further down the page.