Burnley Lowerhouse Junior School
Community school in Burnley, Lancashire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 7 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 204 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 240 |
| Free school meals | 44.10% |
| Local authority | Lancashire |
| Address | Liverpool Road, Burnley, Lancashire, BB12 6LN |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://www.lowerhousejunior.co.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01282426774 |
| URN | 119215 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 12 September 2023, published 15 October 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St Augustine of Canterbury RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (primary school, about 0.3 km)
- Rosegrove Infant School (primary school, about 0.3 km)
- Burnley Ightenhill Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Whittlefield Primary School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Padiham Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Wellfield Methodist and Anglican Church School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Cherry Fold Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.8 km)
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