Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Catholic primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Barnoldswick.

Summary of the comparison

Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School and St Joseph's Catholic primary School are primary schools in Barnoldswick.

  • Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Joseph's Catholic primary School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Joseph's Catholic primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School was judged Good and St Joseph's Catholic primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 64.0% for Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School and 60.0% for St Joseph's Catholic primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School (65.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School versus St Joseph's Catholic primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BarnoldswickBarnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolBarnoldswickSt Joseph's Catholic primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC56/100C63/100Stronger figure
Local ranking246th of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure357th of 466 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll359 115
Capacity420 140
LocationBarnoldswick, BB18 5TB Barnoldswick, BB18 5EN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard64.0% Stronger figure60.0% 62.0%
At higher standard8.0% Stronger figure7.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census359 115
Free school meals (ever 6)20.6% 11.3%
English as an additional language13.6% 30.4%
SEN support16.7% 21.7%
SEN with an EHC plan2.5% 2.6%
Attendance
Overall absence4.7% 4.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence10.8% 4.9% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Full profiles: Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School · St Joseph's Catholic primary School