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EnglandNorth WestRossendaleOL13 8PHNorthern Primary School
Primary

Northern Primary School

Primary

Rossendale · Bacup · OL13 8PH www.northern.lancs.sch.uk

Pupils
165
cap. 210
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
165
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
165
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 21/02/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Northern Primary School · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
50%
-16pp
79%64%48%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 50%
RWM higher standard
0%
-10pp
23%12%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
65%
Reading higher standard
12%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
15%
Maths expected standard
65%
Maths higher standard
8%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
69%
SPAG higher standard
19%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
165
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
19%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Burnley Road, Bacup, OL13 8PH
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%65%12%81%15%65%8%81%69%103.0102.0104.019%165
2023/2466%10%83%31%83%31%72%17%83%72%106.0103.0104.016%178
2022/2348%7%74%22%78%15%56%11%89%59%105.0102.0103.0-0.20+0.90-2.4014%183
2018/1974%23%81%35%94%32%84%29%94%94%106.0105.0109.0+1.30+2.70+0.306%204
2017/1879%17%88%29%92%46%79%25%92%88%107.0105.0107.0+0.30+3.50-0.206%194
2016/1780%10%80%27%90%33%80%30%90%83%105.0105.0106.0+1.20+3.20+0.604%186

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
2024/2516519.619%5%19%4%8%
2023/2417819.316%4%18%5%11%
2022/2318319.414%2%20%4%8%
2021/2219323.210%4%16%5%9%
2020/2120124.87%3%18%
2018/1920427.96%2%16%3%6%
2017/1819421.36%3%16%3%4%
2016/1718621.64%1%13%4%7%

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