Barden Primary School

Primary school in Burnley, Lancashire. Good (Jun 2024).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 25 June 2024, report published 18 July 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
Area	Grade
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years	Good
Safeguarding effective	Yes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around June 2028

The last inspection was in June 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

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0.6 milesBurnley Stoneyholme Community Primary School
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No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Mar 2025)
0.6 milesSt John the Baptist RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
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School remains Good (May 2024)
0.7 milesCasterton Primary Academy
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Good (Oct 2022)
0.9 milesSt James' Lanehead Church of England Primary School
Primary, Burnley, Lancashire
Report card, Apr 2026: 7 expected

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.