What did Ofsted judge Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in May 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School?

Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School has 210 pupils on roll.

What ages does Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School take?

Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.

How do I apply to Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School?

Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

Does Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School have a religious character?

Yes — Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School has a religious character of Church of England. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How are Reception places decided at Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School?

When Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After Children/Previously Looked After Children and children with special medical or social circumstances — (a) Looked After Children and Previously Looked After Children ... (b) Children with special medical or social circumstances affecting the child where these needs can only be met at this school. Professional supporting evidence... is essential..; 2. Siblings — Children who have a sibling attending the school on the date of application and on the date of admission. Siblings include full, step, half, foster, adopted brothers and sisters and children of parent or carer's partner. In all cases both children should be living in the same family unit at the same address; 3. Parish residence — Children whose parents live within the ecclesiastical parish of St Peter's Burnley or the civil parish of Bank Hall, Daneshouse and Stoneyholme, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where there are more applicants for the available places within a category, then the distance between the Ordnance Survey address points for the school and the home measured in a straight line will be used as the final determining factor, nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones. ... Where two addresses have the same distance, or the cut-off point is for addresses within the same building, then the Local Authority's system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s).

What is the largest ethnic background at Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 43.3% of pupils at Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School are recorded as Pakistani. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School

School AtlasLancashire

Lancashire

School AtlasLancashire

Lancashire

How places are decided at Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked After Children/Previously Looked After Children and children with special medical or social circumstances — (a) Looked After Children and Previously Looked After Children ... (b) Children with special medical or social circumstances affecting the child where these needs can only be met at this school. Professional supporting evidence... is essential...
2Siblings — Children who have a sibling attending the school on the date of application and on the date of admission. Siblings include full, step, half, foster, adopted brothers and sisters and children of parent or carer's partner. In all cases both children should be living in the same family unit at the same address
3Parish residence — Children whose parents live within the ecclesiastical parish of St Peter's Burnley or the civil parish of Bank Hall, Daneshouse and Stoneyholme.
4Other Children — Other Children.

If two applications tie: Where there are more applicants for the available places within a category, then the distance between the Ordnance Survey address points for the school and the home measured in a straight line will be used as the final determining factor, nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones. ... Where two addresses have the same distance, or the cut-off point is for addresses within the same building, then the Local Authority's system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s).

By law, no infant class may contain more than thirty children. Places admitted first to children with an Education Health and Care Plan naming the school before applying the numbered criteria.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.