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EnglandNorth WestPendleBB9 6EABarrowford School
Primary

Barrowford School

Primary

Pendle · Nelson · BB9 6EA http://www.barrowford.lancs.sch.uk

Pupils
327
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
327
Pupils · 2024/25
17%
EAL · 2024/25
41%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
327
Pupils · 2024/25
17%
EAL · 2024/25
41%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 02/03/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Barrowford School · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
50%
0pp
50%43%36%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 50%
RWM higher standard
0%
-1pp
6%3%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
72%
Reading higher standard
23%
Writing expected standard
50%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
60%
Maths higher standard
18%
Science expected standard
60%
SPAG expected standard
53%
SPAG higher standard
18%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
327
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
17%
FSM eligible
42%
SEN
35%
Overall absence
11%
Persistent absence
41%

Contact

Address
Rushton Street, Barrowford, Nelson, BB9 6EA
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
2024/2550%0%72%23%50%0%60%18%60%53%104.0102.0102.035%327
2023/2450%1%72%28%51%3%63%19%53%65%105.0103.0104.029%296
2022/2338%0%60%14%43%0%57%14%58%49%102.0102.0101.0+2.10-0.60+2.3026%326
2018/1950%6%61%15%70%7%69%15%81%70%102.0102.0102.0-1.20-2.10-1.6017%381
2017/1836%0%50%11%55%13%54%5%61%52%100.099.0100.0-1.70-0.50-2.1010%396
2016/1736%0%49%7%65%20%51%7%71%49%99.0100.0100.0-3.00+1.40-1.9012%395

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
2024/2532719.335%17%42%11%41%
2023/2429619.429%18%42%10%36%
2022/2332619.026%20%40%9%32%
2021/2234721.425%21%30%7%25%
2020/2134520.015%20%28%
2018/1938120.917%22%20%5%14%
2017/1839621.410%18%17%5%16%
2016/1739524.312%13%21%4%9%

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