Burnley Ightenhill Primary School
School Name: Burnley Ightenhill Primary School Address: Alder Street Town/City: Burnley County: Lancashire Postcode: BB12 6ED Telephone Number: 01282 428246 Website: www.ightenhill.lancs.sch.uk/
Phase: Primary (ages 5-11) Type: Community school Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Headteacher: Mr Sean Crosier
Capacity: 390
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 349 (52% boys & 48% girls)
Enrollment: 89% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 55.9%
URN: 119264
DfE Number: 888/2237
UKPRN: 10072984
UPRN: 100012538526
Region: North West (E12000002)
District: Burnley (E07000117)
Constituency: Burnley (E14001142)
Electoral Ward: Gannow (E05005156)
Easting & Northing: 382259E, 433013N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 47' 37.54" N 2° 16' 14.36" W
Plus Code: 9C5VQPVH+GP
DfE Record: View record
- Ightenhill Nursery School (0.1km)
- Whittlefield Primary School (0.3km)
- Rosegrove Nursery School (0.6km)
- St Augustine of Canterbury RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.8km)
- Wellfield Methodist and Anglican Church School (0.8km)
- St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (0.8km)
- Taywood Nursery School (0.8km)
- Rosegrove Infant School (0.9km)
- Burnley Lowerhouse Junior School (1.0km)
- Coal Clough Academy (1.1km)
- Mr Craig Atherton - Governor. Appointed on 21 November 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 20 November 2029.
- Mr Nigel Battersby - Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2029.
- Mr Sean Crosier - Governor. Appointed on 4 January 2021 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
- Mrs Kathryn Dunderdale - Governor. Appointed on 31 January 2026 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 30 January 2030.
- Ms Janet Egar - Governor. Appointed on 23 June 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 22 June 2029.
- Mrs Kirsten Knight - Governor. Appointed on 7 July 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 6 July 2029.
- Mrs Mechelle Lewis - Chair of Governors. Appointed on 16 March 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 15 March 2030.
- Amy Lund - Governor. Appointed on 14 November 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 13 November 2027.
- Mrs Julie Naylor - Governor. Appointed on 1 November 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 October 2026.
- Mr Declan Ryan - Governor. Appointed on 21 March 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 1 January 2026.
- Mrs Caroline Yabantu - Governor. Appointed on 7 December 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 6 December 2029.