Padiham Primary School
School Name: Padiham Primary School Address: Burnley Road, Padiham Town/City: Burnley County: Lancashire Postcode: BB12 8SJ Telephone Number: 01282 772496 Website: http://www.padiham.lancs.sch.uk
Phase: Primary (ages 4-11) Type: Community school Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Headteacher: Mr C Dunderdale
Capacity: 325
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 286 (55% boys & 45% girls)
Enrollment: 88% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 43.7%
URN: 119164
DfE Number: 888/2071
UKPRN: 10069950
UPRN: 100012538756
Region: North West (E12000002)
District: Burnley (E07000117)
Constituency: Burnley (E14001142)
Electoral Ward: Gawthorpe (E05005157)
Easting & Northing: 380095E, 433580N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 47' 55.6" N 2° 18' 12.75" W
Plus Code: 9C5VQMXW+GH
DfE Record: View record
- Whitegate Nursery School (0.3km)
- Shuttleworth College (0.3km)
- Burnley High School (0.7km)
- Padiham Green Church of England Primary School (0.8km)
- St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham (0.9km)
- Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School (1.1km)
- Burnley Lowerhouse Junior School (1.4km)
- St Augustine of Canterbury RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (1.7km)
- Rosegrove Nursery School (1.7km)
- Rosegrove Infant School (1.7km)
- Mr David Bradley - Governor. Appointed on 21 November 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 20 November 2027.
- Mr Christian Luke Dunderdale - Governor. Appointed on 19 April 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 18 April 2027.
- Mr Dean Gallagher - Governor. Appointed on 19 September 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 18 September 2027.
- Mrs Pauline Hallam - Governor. Appointed on 8 June 2020 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 December 2025.
- Mrs Susan Hopkinson - Governor. Appointed on 26 October 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 26 October 2028.
- Mrs Victoria Hutchinson - Governor. Appointed on 28 February 2023 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 27 February 2027.
- Miss Sharon Liggins - Governor. Appointed on 14 October 2025 (Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold)). Term runs until 13 October 2029.
- Mrs Janice Margaret Mellor - Governor. Appointed on 28 March 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 27 March 2027.
- Mrs Marilyn Pate - Chair of Governors. Appointed on 8 October 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 8 October 2028.
- Mr Vincent Pridden - Governor. Appointed on 24 June 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 23 June 2028.