Primary
Higham St John's Church of England Primary School
Higham Hall Road, Higham, Burnley, BB12 9EU
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 120 of 140 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.7
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Religious character
- Yes
- Diocese
- Diocese of Blackburn
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 5.6
- All staff (FTE)
- 10.3
- Pupils per adult
- 12.3
- Pupils
- 127
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingUrgent improvement
- Early yearsUrgent improvement
- InclusionNeeds attention
- Leadership and governanceUrgent improvement
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
September 2021
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)
SATs results
53%
5 points below the Burnley average (58% across 33 schools)
103.0
1.2 below the Burnley average (104.2 across 33 schools)
31st of 33 by our score, among the primary schools in Burnley we can score - 35 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 104 |
| Average reading score | 103 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 53% |
| Working at a higher standard | 6% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 60% |
| 23/24 | 59% |
| 24/25 | 53% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 107.0 |
| 23/24 | 107.0 |
| 24/25 | 103.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 105.0 |
| 23/24 | 104.0 |
| 24/25 | 104.0 |
Higham Hall Road, Higham, Burnley, BB12 9EU
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Lancashire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Acting Headteacher
- Helen Shaw
- Address
- Higham Hall Road, Higham, Burnley, BB12 9EU
- Telephone
- 01282772376