OFSTED
2 February 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Inadequate
OEIF
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Inadequate
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Lancashire
Trust
THE BAY LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
201
201 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
101
50.2% of pupils
Male pupils
100
49.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.4 pts
below England
School
22.4%
Ribble Valley
13.3%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.3 pts
below England
School
6.0%
Ribble Valley
5.0%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Ribble Valley
0.2%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
87.1%
175
Any other Mixed background
3.5%
7
African
2.5%
5
Any other White background
2.5%
5
White and Black Caribbean
2.0%
4
Any other ethnic group
1.0%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
14.9%
30 of
201 pupils
5.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
41.0%
19.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
59.0%
Reading
14.8 pts below England
School
59.0%
Ribble Valley
75.7%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
59.0%
Writing
11.3 pts below England
School
59.0%
Ribble Valley
74.1%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
68.0%
Maths
4.0 pts below England
School
68.0%
Ribble Valley
75.3%
North West
71.7%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.33%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.89 pts
lower than
England
School
5.33%
Ribble Valley
4.81%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.14%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.67 pts
lower than
England
School
9.14%
Ribble Valley
9.79%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.14%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.66 pts
lower than
England
School
1.14%
Ribble Valley
0.70%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
95.7%
7.5 pts
above England
Barnacre Road Primary School
95.7%
Ribble Valley
88.5%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.