Voluntary controlled school · Lancashire

Barrow URC Primary School

4–11Ages
206Pupils
PrimaryPhase
United Reformed ChurchReligious character
119397URN

Old Row, Barrow, Clitheroe, BB7 9AZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

0.8 above Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

100 applications for 30 places · 60th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%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 · 4 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
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

3.3applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Lancashire median (2.6) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

100 applications · 30 places offered · 40 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 3.6; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 4.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 4.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 4.1; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 4.3; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 3.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 4.5; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 4.2; 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	30	100	3.3	40	1.33
Sep 2025	30	109	3.6	42	1.40
Sep 2024	30	100	3.3	32	1.07
Sep 2023	30	86	2.9	36	1.20
Sep 2022	29	82	2.8	29	1.00
Sep 2021	11	52	4.7	11	1.00
Sep 2020	17	68	4.0	15	0.88
Sep 2019	21	63	3.0	20	0.95
Sep 2018	20	82	4.1	31	1.55
Sep 2017	20	86	4.3	31	1.55
Sep 2016	20	78	3.9	18	0.90
Sep 2015	20	90	4.5	31	1.55
Sep 2014	20	84	4.2	30	1.50

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 80% · Maths 97% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%98th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard97%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard50%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (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	73%	10%	109	110
2023/24	65%	10%	107	107
2022/23	64%	8%	109	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

Barrow URC Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

3.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Whalley Church of England Primary School
2.5 km · Lancashire

2026

2.8applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe
2.7 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

3.9applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Edisford Primary School
3.0 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
3.1 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.4applications per place
Clitheroe Brookside Primary School
3.5 km · Lancashire

2026

2.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Clitheroe Pendle Primary School
3.9 km · Lancashire

Good2024

2.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Sabden
3.9 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

3.4applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Sabden Primary School
4.1 km · Lancashire

2026

2.4applications 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: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119397 · 888/3131
Religious character: United Reformed Church
Capacity: 210 pupils · 206 on roll
Free school meals: 5.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Old Row, Barrow, Clitheroe, BB7 9AZ
Local authority: Lancashire · Ribble Valley

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