This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 17 July 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 6 March 2019Graded inspection: 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 entry35 applications · 7 places offered · 6 named it first
- 2026 5.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2025 4.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2024 4.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2023 3.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2022 4.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
- 2021 4.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2020 4.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2019 4.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2018 4.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2017 3.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
- 2016 4.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2015 4.5; Lancashire median median 2.5
- 2014 4.1; Lancashire median median 2.4
- 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 | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 6 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2025 | 14 | 62 | 4.4 | 14 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 13 | 52 | 4.0 | 13 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 15 | 56 | 3.7 | 18 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2022 | 13 | 53 | 4.1 | 13 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 15 | 66 | 4.4 | 13 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2020 | 15 | 74 | 4.9 | 14 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2019 | 14 | 60 | 4.3 | 13 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2018 | 9 | 40 | 4.4 | 6 | 0.67 |
| Sep 2017 | 15 | 58 | 3.9 | 11 | 0.73 |
| Sep 2016 | 15 | 70 | 4.7 | 16 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2015 | 15 | 67 | 4.5 | 15 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 | 10 | 41 | 4.1 | 7 | 0.70 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 73% · Writing 82% · Maths 73% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Lancashire median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 64% | 0% | 104 | 103 |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 7% | 101 | 100 |
| 2022/23 | 57% | 7% | 103 | 103 |
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
- Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20245.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · LancashireSerious weaknesses 20263.0applications per place 15%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · Lancashire20262.9applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · Lancashire20262.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · LancashireGood20232.1applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · LancashireGood20242.1applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
- 2.6 km · Lancashire20262.7applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
- 2.7 km · LancashireRemains Good20231.8applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 2.7 km · LancashireRemains Good20242.9applications per place 50%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
- 119191 · 888/2112
- Capacity
- 105 pupils · 88 on roll
- Free school meals
- 29.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Lane End Road, Bacup, OL13 9RR
- Local authority
- Lancashire · Rossendale
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources