Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Blackburn, Lancashire
Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school in Blackburn, Lancashire for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 19 September 2023.
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Key facts
- Address
- Ash Street, Great Harwood, Blackburn, BB6 7QA
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 180 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 19 September 2023
Strengths
- “Great Harwood St Bartholomew’s is a friendly and welcoming place to be.”
- “Pupils are happy and well cared for at this school.”
- “They are confident that staff will listen to them if they have any worries.”
To improve
- “In a small number of subjects and areas of learning, the school is still finalising its work to ensure that teachers are clear about what they want pupils to learn.”
- “This means that, on occasion, teachers find it difficult to design learning that helps pupils to gain important knowledge.”
- “At times, this leads to gaps in pupils’ learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 November 2023 (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) | 59% | 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: 23 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 23 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.
- St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood 0.5 mi Not judged
- Great Harwood Primary School 0.5 mi Good
- St Wulstan's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood 0.5 mi Good
- Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi Good
- Clayton-le-Moors All Saints' Church of England Primary School 1.3 mi Improved significantly
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors 1.4 mi Good
- Rishton St Peter and St Paul's Church of England Primary School 1.4 mi Good
- Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged