Earby Springfield Primary SchoolSalterforth Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Earby Springfield Primary School and Salterforth Primary School are primary schools in Barnoldswick.

  • Earby Springfield Primary School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Salterforth Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Earby Springfield Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Earby Springfield Primary School was judged Requires improvement and Salterforth 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 67.0% for Earby Springfield Primary School and 62.0% for Salterforth Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Earby Springfield Primary School (61.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Salterforth Primary School (60.0% in 2022-23, 62.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Earby Springfield Primary School versus Salterforth Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BarnoldswickEarby Springfield Primary SchoolBarnoldswickSalterforth Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC65/100Stronger figureC60/100
Local ranking126th of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure193rd of 466 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll136 103
Capacity210 105
LocationBarnoldswick, BB18 6SJ Barnoldswick, BB18 5UD
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% Stronger figure62.0% 62.0%
At higher standard15.0% 15.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census136 103
Free school meals (ever 6)50.0% 16.5%
English as an additional language19.9% 2.9%
SEN support30.9% 13.6%
SEN with an EHC plan6.6% 1.0%
Attendance
Overall absence5.4% 4.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence13.5% 5.6% 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

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Earby Springfield Primary School

Salterforth Primary School

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