Salterforth Primary SchoolCoates Lane Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Salterforth Primary School and Coates Lane Primary School are primary schools in Barnoldswick.

  • Salterforth Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Coates Lane Primary School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Salterforth Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Salterforth Primary School was judged Good and Coates Lane Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 62.0% for Salterforth Primary School and 37.0% for Coates Lane Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Salterforth Primary School (60.0% in 2022-23, 62.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Coates Lane Primary School (50.0% in 2022-23, 37.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Salterforth Primary School versus Coates Lane Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BarnoldswickSalterforth Primary SchoolBarnoldswickCoates Lane Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC60/100Stronger figureD47/100
Local ranking193rd of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure330th of 466 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll103 183
Capacity105 210
LocationBarnoldswick, BB18 5UD Barnoldswick, BB18 6EZ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard62.0% Stronger figure37.0% 62.0%
At higher standard15.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 105.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure100.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census103 183
Free school meals (ever 6)16.5% 23.5%
English as an additional language2.9% 5.5%
SEN support13.6% 9.8%
SEN with an EHC plan1.0% 3.3%
Attendance
Overall absence4.2% Stronger figure6.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence5.6% Stronger figure12.3% 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.

Salterforth Primary School

Coates Lane Primary School

Full profiles: Salterforth Primary School · Coates Lane Primary School