St John's CofE Primary School, Cliviger

About St John's CofE Primary School, Cliviger

St John's CofE Primary School, Cliviger is a primary school in Burnley, Lancashire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. Around 196 pupils aged 5 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That is down 24.0 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 around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 11% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). 85% of the families who made St John's CofE Primary School, Cliviger their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. Overall pupil absence was 4.2%. There are about 23.9 pupils per teacher. St John's CofE Primary School, Cliviger does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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.