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Burnley Brow Community School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Victoria Street, Chadderton, Oldham OL9 0BY · burnleybrow.co.uk · 0161 770 3137
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 68%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Oldham 58%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.59 mi
- 0.94 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criterion 4 · Oldham Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 473
- 99% of 480 places
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 35.3%
- First language not English
- 98.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 4” went to a home 0.59 mi (943 m) from the school. Source: Oldham Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 62 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 95% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 62 | 1▲ | 95% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 55 | 53 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 58 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 59 | 67 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 51 | 52 | 1▲ | 98% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criterion 4 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.59 mi0.94 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% the higher standard. Across Oldham it was 58%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲68% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 21 July 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Burnley Brow Community School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 20 Jul 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Oct 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Jan 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (22 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 22
- 5% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 50% who had a child bullied