# Great Harwood Primary School

Great Harwood Primary School is a primary school in Hyndburn, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 210 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E119162. [Hyndburn](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 210
- Council: Hyndburn
- URN: 119162

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), September 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 20 September 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
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, 52% of pupils at Great Harwood Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
6% 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 | 52% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 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

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

- [St Wulstan's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-wulstans-roman-catholic-primary-school-great-harwood-e119646): 10 m. Primary. Good (overall), May 2023. 27% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/great-harwood-st-johns-church-of-england-primary-school-e119421): 490 m. Primary. Good (overall), September 2023. 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/great-harwood-st-bartholomews-parish-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e119420): 760 m. Primary. Good (overall), September 2023. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-huberts-roman-catholic-primary-school-great-harwood-e119645): 1.3 km. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Hyndburn Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-hyndburn-academy-e144356): 1.4 km. Secondary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 37.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Rishton St Peter and St Paul's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rishton-st-peter-and-st-pauls-church-of-england-primary-school-e119427): 1.6 km. Primary. Good (overall), March 2023. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/119162)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/119162)

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