Kelbrook Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Barnoldswick, Lancashire
Kelbrook Primary School is a primary school in Barnoldswick, Lancashire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 28 September 2022.
Key facts
- Address
- School Street, Kelbrook, Barnoldswick, BB18 6UD
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 96 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 28 September 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend this happy and welcoming school.”
- “They enjoy their lessons and love spending time with their friends.”
- “Pupils who are new to the school are warmly welcomed.”
To improve
- “In a small number of subjects, leaders have not set out what important knowledge pupils need or how they should build their learning from year to year.”
- “Pupils’ learning is less secure in these subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 November 2022 (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) | 67% | 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: 9 first-preference applications, 14 offers in total, 9 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.
- Salterforth Primary School 1.0 mi Good
- Earby Springfield Primary School 1.3 mi Requires improvement
- Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School 1.7 mi Good
- Foulridge Saint Michael and All Angels CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School 1.8 mi Good
- Coates Lane Primary School 2.0 mi Not judged
- Gisburn Road Community Primary School 2.2 mi Not judged
- St Joseph's Catholic primary School, a Voluntary Academy 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 2.3 mi Standards maintained