Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School
Primary schoolBarrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Pendle, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 121 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Outstanding (overall), September 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 26 September 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 88% of pupils at Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
13% 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 | 88% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 13% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 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
In a straight line- Grow Independent SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file440 m
- Barrowford SchoolPrimary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)670 m
- East Lancashire Learning GroupSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file750 m
- Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, NelsonPrimary. School remains Good, March 2024. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Al-Ikhlaas Primary SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.3 km
- Lomeshaye Junior SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, November 2022. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Pendle
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).