Barden Primary School
School Name: Barden Primary School Address: Burnley Campus, Barden Lane Town/City: Burnley County: Lancashire Postcode: BB10 1JD Telephone Number: 01282 226777 Website: www.barden.lancs.sch.uk
Phase: Primary (ages 4-11) Type: Community school Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Headteacher: Mrs C Holgate
Capacity: 430
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 474 (57% boys & 43% girls)
Enrollment: 110% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 30.4%
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
URN: 119260
DfE Number: 888/2228
UKPRN: 10077711
UPRN: 10023759065
Region: North West (E12000002)
District: Burnley (E07000117)
Constituency: Burnley (E14001142)
Electoral Ward: Queensgate (E05005160)
Easting & Northing: 384423E, 434479N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 48' 25.22" N 2° 14' 16.37" W
Plus Code: 9C5VRQ46+RR
DfE Record: View record
- Reedley Hallows Nursery School (0.0km)
- Holly Grove School (0.0km)
- Rawdhatul Uloom (0.6km)
- Heasandford Primary School (0.8km)
- Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary School (0.9km)
- St John the Baptist RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (1.0km)
- Basnett Street Nursery School (1.0km)
- Casterton Primary Academy (1.1km)
- Stoneyholme Nursery School (1.1km)
- Ridgewood Community High School (1.2km)
Predecessor school†
- Mr Ul H Ahmed - Governor. Appointed on 28 February 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 28 February 2029.
- Councillor Afrasaib Anwar - Chair of Governors. Appointed on 12 November 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 12 November 2027.
- Mr James Cooper - Governor. Appointed on 15 November 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 December 2025.
- Mrs Donna Hindle - Governor. Appointed on 13 December 2023 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 13 December 2027.
- Mrs Claire Holgate - Governor. Appointed on 9 April 2018 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
- Mr T Hussain - Governor. Appointed on 28 February 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 28 February 2029.
- Ms A Khan - Governor. Appointed on 28 February 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 28 February 2029.
- Ms Lisa Mayhew - Governor. Appointed on 29 February 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 29 February 2028.
- Mrs R Nolan - Governor. Appointed on 1 November 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 1 November 2029.
- Mrs E Simmonds - Governor. Appointed on 12 November 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 12 November 2027.
- Mrs O Stockwell - Governor. Appointed on 12 November 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 12 November 2027.
- Mrs N Tregay - Governor. Appointed on 16 March 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 16 March 2030.
- Mr G Vernon - Governor. Appointed on 31 August 2025 (Nominated by LA and appointed by GB). Term runs until 31 August 2029.