Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School

Academy converter · Primary school · Burnley, Lancashire

BB12 9ED

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2024–25 dataLast updated 19 May 2026

Composite score ?

58.5

Simplified comparison — how this is calculated. A higher score doesn’t mean a better school for every child.

#4,244

National rank

#534

In North West

#124

In Lancashire

Top 30%

Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM ?

72%

% achieving higher RWM ?

10%

Reading average scaled score ?

106.0

National avg ≈ 105

Maths average scaled score ?

106.0

National avg ≈ 104

Reading progress ?

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Why no data?

Maths progress

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Why no data?

% RWM expected (year-on-year) 80% → 72% ▼ 8.0 pts

School profile

Pupils on roll 208 % FSM ever-6 7.7% % EAL 1.4% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Methodist

Official sources

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Location

Nearby primary schools

Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School Burnley · 1.1 mi 54.0 Pendle Primary Academy Nelson · 1.3 mi 47.4 Higham St John's Church of England Primary School Burnley · 1.5 mi 41.4 Lomeshaye Junior School Nelson · 1.5 mi 61.3 Roughlee Church of England Primary School Nelson · 1.5 mi 81.3 Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Nelson · 1.6 mi 64.1 St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Nelson · 1.6 mi 15.2 Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School Nelson · 1.6 mi 72.4