Briercliffe Primary School
Community primary school in Burnley (Lancashire).
KS2 RWM expected
69%
▲ 7pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
74%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
79%
▲ 5pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
79%
▲ 7pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
95.0%
▲ 0.2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
23.3
▲ 2.6 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
19.1%
▼ 6pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
92%
388 / 420 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Briercliffe Primary School is a primary school located in Burnley, Lancashire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 5 to 11 and currently has 396 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 420. The school is led by Miss Joanne Ramsbottom.
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Computing
- Music
Key facts
- URN
- 119168
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Constituency
- Burnley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (9 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Heather Demaine | Chair of Governors | Appointed by LA | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Julie Fort-Turner | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Laura Addy | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Sarah Hartley | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Jo-Anne Waddington | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Ivan Eastwood | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Ruth Catherine McLoughlin | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Sam Parker | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Lyndsey Walker | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Andrew Smith Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
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