Community school · Lancashire

Gisburn Road Community Primary School

4–11Ages
204Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119265URN

Gisburn Road, Barnoldswick, BB18 5LS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

0.4 above Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

90 applications for 30 places · 96th of 366 in Lancashire

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

Graded inspection · 29 April 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

29 April 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
23 June 2021
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

3.0applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Lancashire median (2.6) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

90 applications · 30 places offered · 33 named it first

2026 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 3.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 3.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.4; 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	30	90	3.0	33	1.10
Sep 2025	30	81	2.7	39	1.30
Sep 2024	30	109	3.6	51	1.70
Sep 2023	30	95	3.2	43	1.43
Sep 2022	30	82	2.7	42	1.40
Sep 2021	27	97	3.6	24	0.89
Sep 2020	30	93	3.1	40	1.33
Sep 2019	29	74	2.6	32	1.10
Sep 2018	24	72	3.0	24	1.00
Sep 2017	27	66	2.4	21	0.78
Sep 2016	26	58	2.2	22	0.85
Sep 2015	23	64	2.8	19	0.83
Sep 2014	30	72	2.4	42	1.40

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 71% · Maths 71% → 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 standard83%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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%	13%	106	102
2023/24	52%	3%	103	103
2022/23	65%	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

Gisburn Road Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.3 km · Lancashire

Good2023

3.1applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School
0.8 km · Lancashire

Good2022

1.5applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Coates Lane Primary School
1.0 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
Salterforth Primary School
1.9 km · Lancashire

Good2023

3.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Kelbrook Primary School
3.5 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

3.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Earby Springfield Primary School
3.5 km · Lancashire

Requires improvement2024

1.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Thornton in Craven Community Primary School
3.5 km · North Yorkshire

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Gisburn Primary School
5.2 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 94%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119265 · 888/2238
Capacity: 210 pupils · 204 on roll
Free school meals: 16.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Gisburn Road, Barnoldswick, BB18 5LS
Local authority: Lancashire · Pendle

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