Northern Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–11 · Bacup, Lancashire
Northern Primary School is a primary school in Bacup, Lancashire for ages 5–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 21 February 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Burnley Road, Northern Primary School, Bacup, OL13 8PH
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 161 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 21 February 2024
Strengths
- “This is a small and friendly school where pupils are celebrated for their individuality.”
- “Pupils arrive at school happy and ready to learn.”
- “They are greeted warmly by staff and their friends each morning.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, in some subjects, the activities that teachers choose to deliver the curriculum do not support pupils to learn as well as they could.”
- “This means that, in these subjects, some pupils carry forward gaps in their knowledge.”
- “However, the school is still refining its approaches to assessment.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 March 2024 (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) | 50% | 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: 17 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 17 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 Thorn Primary School 0.7 mi Good
- Sharneyford Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Water Primary School 1.9 mi Good
- Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School 1.9 mi Good
- Britannia Community Primary School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade