Holly Grove School
School Name: Holly Grove School Address: Burnley Campus, Barden Lane Town/City: Burnley County: Lancashire Postcode: BB10 1JD Telephone Number: 01282 953710 Website: www.holly-grove.lancs.sch.uk
Phase: Ages 2-11 Type: Community special school Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2005
Headteacher: Ms Eve Taylor
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 138 (63% boys & 37% girls)
Free school meal eligibility: 42.8%
- VI - Visual Impairment
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- PD - Physical Disability
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
URN: 135014
DfE Number: 888/7114
UKPRN: 10078556
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
- Barden Primary School (0.0km)
- Reedley Hallows Nursery 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 Mario Arnone - Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2029.
- Mr Nicholas Gerard Barrett - Governor. Appointed on 3 November 2021 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 4 November 2025.
- Miss Aisling Sarah Carruthers - Governor. Appointed on 6 November 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 18 November 2028.
- Mrs Kathryn Hicks - Governor. Appointed on 1 March 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 1 March 2029.
- Mrs Sarah Holt - Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2028.
- Mrs Helen Mary Isherwood - Governor. Appointed on 11 May 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 11 May 2029.
- Mrs Fatema Khanom Ali - Governor. Appointed on 13 December 2021 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 13 December 2025.
- Mrs Amy Marie Nelson - Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2027.
- Ms Lisa Jane Parker - Governor. Appointed on 19 November 2020 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 12 November 2025.
- Mrs Catherine Parkins - Governor. Appointed on 1 January 2026 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 31 December 2030.
- Mrs Lesley Penrose - Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2028.
- Ms Eve Taylor - Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2029.
- Mrs Rebecca Whittaker - Governor. Appointed on 4 November 2025 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 3 November 2029.
- Mrs Nicola Louise Whyte - Chair of Governors. Appointed on 6 November 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 18 November 2028.
- Mrs Nicola Louise Whyte - Governor. Appointed on 6 November 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 18 November 2028.