Sharneyford Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Bacup, Lancashire
Sharneyford Primary School is a primary school in Bacup, Lancashire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 9 June 2022.
Key facts
- Address
- Todmorden Road, Bacup, OL13 9UQ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 63 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 9 June 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils and children in the early years are welcomed into school each day by staff who know them and care for them.”
- “Pupils settle quickly into familiar routines.”
- “This helps learning to begin promptly.”
To improve
- “Pupils' attendance in recent years has been below national figures.”
- “This work now needs time to embed so that attendance continues to improve.”
- “On occasion, pupils' errors in letter formation, handwriting and spelling are not identified promptly enough.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 September 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) | 30% | 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: 12 first-preference applications, 10 offers in total, 10 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.
- Northern Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- Bacup Thorn Primary School 0.9 mi Good
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Britannia Community Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School 2.2 mi Good
- St John With St Michael Church of England Primary School 2.5 mi School remains Good