Report card · inspected Jul 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected 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
- 1 July 2026Report card · 7 Expected standard
- 9 June 2022Ungraded 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 entry27 applications · 10 places offered · 12 named it first
- 2026 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2025 4.3; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2024 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2023 4.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2022 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.5
- 2021 4.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2020 4.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2019 4.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2018 4.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2017 3.4; Lancashire median median 2.5
- 2016 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2015 4.0; Lancashire median median 2.5
- 2014 4.8; 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 | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 12 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2025 | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 8 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2024 | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 8 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2023 | 10 | 42 | 4.2 | 11 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2022 | 10 | 32 | 3.2 | 12 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2021 | 10 | 42 | 4.2 | 18 | 1.80 |
| Sep 2020 | 9 | 36 | 4.0 | 8 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2019 | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 5 | 0.63 |
| Sep 2018 | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 5 | 0.71 |
| Sep 2017 | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 7 | 0.70 |
| Sep 2016 | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 6 | 0.67 |
| Sep 2015 | 10 | 40 | 4.0 | 11 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2014 | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 6 | 0.75 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 60% · Writing 50% · Maths 50% → all three 30% 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 | 30% | 0% | 101 | 100 |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 0% | 104 | 102 |
| 2022/23 | 50% | 0% | 101 | 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
- Sharneyford Primary SchoolThis schoolThis school20262.7applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · LancashireRemains Good20242.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · LancashireGood20232.1applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · LancashireSerious weaknesses 20263.0applications per place 15%met the SATs standard
- 2.4 km · Lancashire20262.9applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
- 2.6 km · LancashireRemains Good20245.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 2.8 km · CalderdaleSpecial measures 20261.8applications per place 12%met the SATs standard
- 3.4 km · Lancashire20262.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 3.5 km · LancashireGood20242.1applications per place 37%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
- 119192 · 888/2113
- Capacity
- 70 pupils · 63 on roll
- Free school meals
- 15.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Todmorden Road, Bacup, OL13 9UQ
- Local authority
- Lancashire · Rossendale
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources