Academy sponsor led · Primary
Burnley · BB12 9JP · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
1.2 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 150581
Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School
Academy converter · Burnley · BB12 9ED
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 4–11
Pupils
207
Local authority
Lancashire
Age range
Ages 4–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 4–11, in Burnley, Lancashire, 207 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 6.8%. Religious character: Methodist.
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 150581
Location
- Address
- Fence
- Postcode
- BB12 9ED
- Town
- Burnley
- County
- Lancashire
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- District
- Pendle
- Constituency
- Pendle and Clitheroe
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 207
- Boys / girls
- 96 / 111
- School capacity
- 210
- Capacity fill
- 207 / 210 (99%)
- Free school meals
- 6.8%
- FSM pupils
- 14
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Religious character
- Methodist
- Governance
- Academy trust: EPWORTH EDUCATION TRUST
- Academy trust
- EPWORTH EDUCATION TRUST
- Sponsor
- Epworth Education Trust
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sara Butterfield
- Telephone
- 01282617214
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2023-05-09