Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Barnoldswick, Lancashire
Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School is a primary school in Barnoldswick, Lancashire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 5 July 2022.
Key facts
- Address
- Kelbrook Road, Barnoldswick, BB18 5TB
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 342 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 5 July 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are greeted warmly by their teachers as they arrive each morning.”
- “The school is a happy, calm and friendly place to be.”
- “New pupils, for example those from overseas, settle quickly and make new friends.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, leaders have not fully identified the most important learning that pupils need to acquire.”
- “In these subjects, leaders have not set out with clarity the steps in learning that pupils should make to secure their knowledge of the curriculum, starting from the early years.”
- “However, in a small number of subjects, the checks that subject leaders make do not focus sharply enough on how well pupils learn the most important aspects of the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 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) | 64% | 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: 35 first-preference applications, 35 offers in total, 35 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- Gisburn Road Community Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged
- Coates Lane Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged
- St Joseph's Catholic primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Salterforth Primary School 0.7 mi Good
- Kelbrook Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good
- Earby Springfield Primary School 1.8 mi Requires improvement
- Foulridge Saint Michael and All Angels CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School 3.0 mi Good
- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 3.4 mi Standards maintained