Community school · Lancashire

Britannia Community Primary School

4–11Ages
204Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119189URN

Rochdale Road, Bacup, OL13 9TS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.3 above Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

86 applications for 30 places · 116th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%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 14 April 2026Published 7 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
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

14 April 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
26 January 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Lancashire median (2.6) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

86 applications · 30 places offered · 36 named it first

2026 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 3.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 3.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 13 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	30	86	2.9	36	1.20
Sep 2025	30	82	2.7	32	1.07
Sep 2024	30	80	2.7	32	1.07
Sep 2023	30	95	3.2	43	1.43
Sep 2022	30	82	2.7	29	0.97
Sep 2021	29	93	3.2	24	0.83
Sep 2020	30	95	3.2	43	1.43
Sep 2019	30	81	2.7	36	1.20
Sep 2018	30	101	3.4	34	1.13
Sep 2017	30	86	2.9	42	1.40
Sep 2016	29	92	3.2	38	1.31
Sep 2015	30	117	3.9	47	1.57
Sep 2014	45	108	2.4	43	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 72% · Maths 83% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%188th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard48%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard28%

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	66%	3%	107	106
2023/24	75%	9%	107	106
2022/23	55%	6%	103	102

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

Britannia Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.9applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School
1.1 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

5.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.2 km · Lancashire

Serious weaknesses 2026

3.0applications per place 15%met the SATs standard
St John With St Michael Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Bacup Thorn Primary School
2.0 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.1applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Sharneyford Primary School
2.4 km · Lancashire

2026

2.7applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup
2.5 km · Lancashire

2026

2.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School
2.7 km · Lancashire

Good2024

2.1applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth
3.1 km · Lancashire

Good2024

2.1applications per place 72%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: 119189 · 888/2109
Capacity: 225 pupils · 204 on roll
Free school meals: 10.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Rochdale Road, Bacup, OL13 9TS
Local authority: Lancashire · Rossendale

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