Community school · Lancashire

Great Harwood Primary School

3–11Ages
210Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119162URN

Rushton Street, Great Harwood, Blackburn, BB6 7JQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.3 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

65 applications for 29 places · 260th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 20 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Lancashire median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

65 applications · 29 places offered · 34 named it first

2026 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 1.5; Lancashire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Lancashire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	29	65	2.2	34	1.17
Sep 2025	26	56	2.2	22	0.85
Sep 2024	20	38	1.9	20	1.00
Sep 2023	23	47	2.0	22	0.96
Sep 2022	19	37	2.0	19	1.00
Sep 2021	21	46	2.2	21	1.00
Sep 2020	22	46	2.1	22	1.00
Sep 2019	26	53	2.0	22	0.85
Sep 2018	26	50	1.9	23	0.88
Sep 2017	27	44	1.6	20	0.74
Sep 2016	21	49	2.3	20	0.95
Sep 2015	27	42	1.6	24	0.89
Sep 2014	30	46	1.5	25	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 61% · Writing 76% · Maths 82% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%321st of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard61%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard15%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

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Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	52%	6%	102	106
2023/24	56%	0%	103	103
2022/23	40%	5%	100	101

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Great Harwood Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.2applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Wulstan's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood
0.0 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.6applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School
0.5 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.5applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
0.8 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood
1.3 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.5applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Rishton St Peter and St Paul's Church of England Primary School
1.6 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Rishton Methodist Primary School
1.9 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Charles' Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
2.0 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.1applications per place
Clayton-le-Moors All Saints' Church of England Primary School
2.0 km · Lancashire

Improved significantly2025

2.9applications per place 78%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119162 · 888/2067
Capacity: 315 pupils · 210 on roll
Free school meals: 34.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Rushton Street, Great Harwood, Blackburn, BB6 7JQ
Local authority: Lancashire · Hyndburn

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources