Community school · Lancashire

Earby Springfield Primary School

4–11Ages
126Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119251URN

Bailey Street, Earby, Barnoldswick, BB18 6SJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.6 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

25 applications for 13 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 16 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

Inspection history

16 April 2024
Graded inspection: Requires improvement
13 December 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Lancashire median (2.6) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

25 applications · 13 places offered · 13 named it first

2026 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 1.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 1.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 1.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 1.3; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 1.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 1.3; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 1.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 1.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 1.7; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 1.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 1.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 0.8; 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	13	25	1.9	13	1.00
Sep 2025	9	13	1.4	9	1.00
Sep 2024	19	22	1.2	18	0.95
Sep 2023	14	19	1.4	14	1.00
Sep 2022	20	26	1.3	19	0.95
Sep 2021	24	27	1.1	20	0.83
Sep 2020	21	27	1.3	21	1.00
Sep 2019	17	20	1.2	16	0.94
Sep 2018	21	30	1.4	21	1.00
Sep 2017	11	19	1.7	11	1.00
Sep 2016	20	27	1.4	20	1.00
Sep 2015	26	29	1.1	20	0.77
Sep 2014	29	24	0.8	19	0.66

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 67% · Maths 89% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%169th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard37%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	67%	15%	108	106
2023/24	75%	10%	107	106
2022/23	61%	9%	102	105

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

Earby Springfield Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

1.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Kelbrook Primary School
2.1 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

3.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Salterforth Primary School
2.3 km · Lancashire

Good2023

3.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Thornton in Craven Community Primary School
2.3 km · North Yorkshire

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Coates Lane Primary School
2.7 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School
2.9 km · Lancashire

Good2022

1.5applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic primary School, a Voluntary Academy
3.5 km · Lancashire

Good2023

3.1applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Gisburn Road Community Primary School
3.5 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Lothersdale Primary School
4.2 km · North Yorkshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 69%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119251 · 888/2215
Capacity: 210 pupils · 126 on roll
Free school meals: 58.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Bailey Street, Earby, Barnoldswick, BB18 6SJ
Local authority: Lancashire · Pendle

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