Barnacre Road Primary School

Academy sponsor led·Primary school Longridge, Lancashire·PR3 2PD
Composite score
26.6
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#13,854
National rank
#2134
In North West
#418
In Lancashire
Top 94%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
41%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
102.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Inadequate
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Inadequate
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Inadequate

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
27 first choices, 27 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
68
any preference, for 27 places
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.07
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1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Barnacre Road Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
195
Gender
Mixed

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
21.5%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
3.1%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
19.5%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.5%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
16.3%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.7
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,415
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Barnacre Road Primary School

Barnacre Road Primary School is a primary school in Longridge, Lancashire, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. Around 195 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds an 'Inadequate' judgement from Ofsted. 41% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Barnacre Road Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 27 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.5%. There are about 22.7 pupils per teacher. If you are considering Barnacre Road Primary School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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