Community school · Lancashire

Salterforth Primary School

4–11Ages
102Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119267URN

Cross Lane, Salterforth, Barnoldswick, BB18 5UD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.4per place

0.8 above Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

51 applications for 15 places · 50th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 11 July 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

3.4applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Lancashire median (2.6) 1.2 above England median (2.2)

51 applications · 15 places offered · 22 named it first

2026 3.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 3.6; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 4.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 3.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 3.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 4.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 3.7; 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	15	51	3.4	22	1.47
Sep 2025	15	54	3.6	18	1.20
Sep 2024	15	45	3.0	14	0.93
Sep 2023	15	41	2.7	13	0.87
Sep 2022	15	44	2.9	15	1.00
Sep 2021	15	53	3.5	19	1.27
Sep 2020	15	60	4.0	15	1.00
Sep 2019	15	46	3.1	12	0.80
Sep 2018	15	56	3.7	13	0.87
Sep 2017	15	53	3.5	14	0.93
Sep 2016	13	50	3.9	12	0.92
Sep 2015	15	61	4.1	25	1.67
Sep 2014	15	56	3.7	14	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 92% · Maths 77% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%235th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard92%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth31%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	62%	15%	104	104
2023/24	50%	0%	107	102
2022/23	60%	0%	104	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

Salterforth Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School
1.2 km · Lancashire

Good2022

1.5applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Kelbrook Primary School
1.6 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

3.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Coates Lane Primary School
1.7 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Good2023

3.1applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Earby Springfield Primary School
2.3 km · Lancashire

Requires improvement2024

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

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Foulridge Saint Michael and All Angels CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School
3.8 km · Lancashire

Good2024

1.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119267 · 888/2240
Capacity: 105 pupils · 102 on roll
Free school meals: 14.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Cross Lane, Salterforth, Barnoldswick, BB18 5UD
Local authority: Lancashire · Pendle

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