Britannia Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Bacup, Lancashire
Britannia Community Primary School is a primary school in Bacup, Lancashire for ages 4–11 (community school).
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Key facts
- Address
- Rochdale Road, Bacup, OL13 9TS
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 204 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 14 April 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to Britannia Community Primary School.”
- “They value the positive relationships that they have with staff and with each other.”
- “Pupils understand why it is important to be kind and caring towards others.”
To improve
- “At times, pupils' prior knowledge is not as secure as it could be to support new learning.”
- “This hinders some pupils from learning as much as they could in these subjects.”
- “A small number of pupils do not attend school as frequently as they should.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 66% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 36 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 29 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- St John With St Michael Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good
- Bacup Thorn Primary School 1.3 mi Good
- Sharneyford Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School 1.7 mi Good
- Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth 1.9 mi Good