# Barrowford School

Barrowford School is a primary school in Pendle, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 312 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E119166. [Pendle](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 312
- Council: Pendle
- URN: 119166

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 21 April 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Needs attention
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 50% of pupils at Barrowford School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Grow Independent School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grow-independent-school-e149952): 580 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barrowford-st-thomas-church-of-england-primary-school-e119431): 670 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), September 2023. 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-saviour-roman-catholic-primary-school-nelson-e119654): 740 m. Primary. School remains Good, March 2024. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [East Lancashire Learning Group](https://openindex.co.uk/school/east-lancashire-learning-group-e130738): 830 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Bradley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bradley-primary-school-e119175): 1.2 km. Primary. School remains Good, May 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Al-Ikhlaas Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/al-ikhlaas-primary-school-e136098): 1.4 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/119166)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/119166)

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