Earby Springfield Primary SchoolThornton in Craven Community Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Earby Springfield Primary School and Thornton in Craven Community Primary School are primary schools.
Earby Springfield Primary School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Thornton in Craven Community Primary School scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Thornton in Craven Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Earby Springfield Primary School was judged Requires improvement and Thornton in Craven Community 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 85.0% for Thornton in Craven Community 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 risen at Thornton in Craven Community Primary School (67.0% in 2022-23, 85.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BarnoldswickEarby Springfield Primary School | Thornton-in-CravenThornton in Craven Community Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100 | B77/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 126th of 466 in Lancashire | 11th of 282 in North Yorkshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | |
| School type | Community school | Community school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-11 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 136 | 94 | |
| Capacity | 210 | 77 | |
| Location | Barnoldswick, BB18 6SJ | Thornton-in-Craven, BD23 3SX | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 67.0% | 85.0% Stronger figure | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 15.0% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 108.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 106.0 | 107.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 136 | 94 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 50.0% | 4.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 19.9% | 0.0% | |
| SEN support | 30.9% | 13.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 6.6% | 3.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.4% | 3.3% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 13.5% | 2.7% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
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
Thornton in Craven Community Primary School
Full profiles: Earby Springfield Primary School · Thornton in Craven Community Primary School