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EnglandNorth WestRossendaleOL13 8EFBacup Thorn Primary School
Primary

Bacup Thorn Primary School

Primary

Rossendale · Bacup · OL13 8EF www.thorn.lancs.sch.uk/

Pupils
274
cap. 276
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
61%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
274
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
61%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
274
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 28/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Bacup Thorn Primary School · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
61%
+8pp
76%65%53%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 61%
RWM higher standard
7%
+4pp
17%10%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
76%
Reading higher standard
35%
Writing expected standard
74%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
85%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
80%
SPAG higher standard
35%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
274
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
41%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Cowtoot Lane, Bacup, OL13 8EF
Local authority
Lancashire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2561%7%76%35%74%7%85%22%80%80%106.0105.0107.015%274
2023/2453%3%63%16%69%6%69%19%69%66%103.0103.0103.012%275
2022/2360%11%78%24%71%20%73%16%82%78%104.0103.0106.0-0.80+0.50-0.6013%282
2018/1969%17%75%25%86%19%92%33%75%78%104.0107.0107.0-0.70+0.50+1.808%270
2017/1876%6%76%18%85%21%91%35%82%85%104.0107.0108.0-1.90+0.30+2.0010%264
2016/1761%8%63%13%89%21%82%29%82%79%101.0106.0106.0-1.70+3.10+3.009%273

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2527420.415%3%41%5%8%
2023/2427519.412%2%41%5%12%
2022/2328218.613%2%41%5%11%
2021/2228323.211%2%41%6%18%
2020/2128323.414%2%41%
2018/1927020.68%1%37%4%11%
2017/1826418.610%2%40%5%14%
2016/1727324.49%1%46%4%11%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.