Higham St John's Church of England Primary School
Higham Hall Road, Burnley, BB12 9EU
120 pupils · 86% of 140 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 19.2%
Ofsted
Urgent improvement (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Urgent improvement |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Urgent improvement |
| Early years | Urgent improvement |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 27 January 2026, published 21 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 53% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 6% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.88 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 16 | 14 | 44 | 16 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 9 | 7 | 34 | 9 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 20 | 18 | 52 | 20 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 16 | 13 | 64 | 16 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 20 | 15 | 54 | 19 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 20 | 22 | 65 | 20 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 20 | 20 | 77 | 20 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 20 | 18 | 64 | 20 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School 2.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School 3 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School 3.1 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Padiham Primary School 3.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Sabden Primary School 3.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Wellfield Methodist and Anglican Church School 3.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.