Earby Springfield Primary School

Primary
Local authority maintained
Ages 4 to 11

Ofsted: Requires improvement

Bailey Street, Earby, Barnoldswick, BB18 6SJOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Earby Springfield Primary School is a primary school in Barnoldswick for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 692 schools in Lancashire. It ranks 207th of 444 primary schools in Lancashire. Its latest Ofsted rating is Requires improvement, from an inspection in April 2024.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 16 April 2024, report published 9 June 2024

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
Quality of education: Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership and management: Requires improvement
Early years provision: Requires improvement
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

27 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths67%

67%, 5 percentage points above the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths15%

15%, 7 percentage points above the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score108

108, 2 above the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score106

106, 1 above the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score106

106, 1 above the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

126 pupils on roll, with places for 210

Eligible for free school meals58.7%

58.7%, 32.2 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language14.3%

14.3%, 7.3 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support31%

31%, 16.2 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan7.1%

7.1%, 1.1 percentage points above the England average of 6%.

Schools near Earby Springfield Primary School

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
Kelbrook Primary School	1 mile	Ofsted: Good	67% met the expected standard
Salterforth Primary School	1 mile	Ofsted: Good	62% met the expected standard
Thornton in Craven Community Primary School	1 mile	Ofsted: Good	85% met the expected standard
Coates Lane Primary School	2 miles	Ofsted judgements: Good	37% met the expected standard
Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School	2 miles	Ofsted: Good	64% met the expected standard

School details

School type: Community school
Sector: Local authority maintained
Age range: 4 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Nursery classes: No
Headteacher: Mrs Dawn Liversidge
Phone: 01282843598
Website: earby.lancs.sch.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Bailey Street, Earby, Barnoldswick, BB18 6SJ
Local authority: Lancashire
URN: 119251

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.