Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School

Academy converterPrimaryAges 4–11MixedMethodist

Fence, Burnley, BB12 9ED

Headteacher · Mrs Sara Butterfield

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 23 September 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils207Capacity 210

OfstedSchool remains GoodInspected 14 March 2023

TrustEpworth Education Trust

Free school meals6.8%

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 14 March 2023 (as Wheatley Lane Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School).

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Reception applications close 15 January 2027

For September 2027. Apply through Lancashire council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.

All 22 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered29

Applications70

First choice22

First-choice offers22

Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.

Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).