Britannia Community Primary School is a primary school located in Bacup. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 18/01/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.8%, which is 1.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Rochdale Road, Bacup, OL13 9TS
Website: www.britanniaprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01706874447
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs N Longstaff
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119189

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 18/01/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 225
Number of Pupils: 234
Number of Boys: 127
Number of Girls: 107

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2.8 to 1.6
Writing
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -2.3 to 1.8
Maths
N/A: 1.9 Confidence interval 0 to 3.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:60%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bacup Nursery School
Cowtoot Lane , OL13 8EF
4out of 4 2,207 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Britannia Community Primary School
Rochdale Road , OL13 9TS
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School
Lane End Road , OL13 9RR
3out of 4 1,229 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Tong Lane , OL13 9LJ
- not rated 1,332 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St John with St Michael Church of England Primary School, Shawforth
Moss Side Street , Shawforth OL12 8EP
3out of 4 1,957 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Bacup Thorn Primary School
Cowtoot Lane , OL13 8EF
4out of 4 2,207 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.