Community school · Lancashire

Sabden Primary School

3–11Ages
101Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119165URN

Whalley Road, Sabden, BB7 9DZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

34 applications for 14 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 24 February 2026Published 19 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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Inspection history

24 February 2026
Report card · 5 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
3 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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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

2.4applications per place, Reception

close to Lancashire median (2.6) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

34 applications · 14 places offered · 14 named it first

2026 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 1.7; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 1.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 1.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.3; 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	14	34	2.4	14	1.00
Sep 2025	7	18	2.6	6	0.86
Sep 2024	15	29	1.9	17	1.13
Sep 2023	12	29	2.4	12	1.00
Sep 2022	15	25	1.7	14	0.93
Sep 2021	10	23	2.3	9	0.90
Sep 2020	15	29	1.9	18	1.20
Sep 2019	15	26	1.7	13	0.87
Sep 2018	14	24	1.7	12	0.86
Sep 2017	10	19	1.9	9	0.90
Sep 2016	8	18	2.3	8	1.00
Sep 2015	10	16	1.6	5	0.50
Sep 2014	7	16	2.3	6	0.86

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 83% · Maths 67% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%331st of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard42%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	50%	17%	107	104
2023/24	89%	44%	110	109
2022/23	57%	0%	107	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

Sabden Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Sabden
0.4 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

3.4applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School
3.0 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Read St John's CofE Primary School
3.1 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Higham St John's Church of England Primary School
3.3 km · Lancashire

Special measures 2026

2.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
3.6 km · Lancashire

Requires improvement2024

2.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Barrow URC Primary School
4.1 km · Lancashire

Good2024

3.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Padiham Green Church of England Primary School
4.3 km · Lancashire

2026

4.2applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Padiham Primary School
4.5 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 47%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119165 · 888/2073
Capacity: 105 pupils · 101 on roll
Free school meals: 8.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Whalley Road, Sabden, BB7 9DZ
Local authority: Lancashire · Ribble Valley

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