Earby Springfield Primary School, Barnoldswick

Ofsted's report card from its 29 September 2026 inspection grades Earby Springfield Primary School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "During their time in school, pupils successfully acquire important foundational knowledge in reading, writing and mathematics."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders are resolute in their determination to ensure that pupils attend school regularly."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have taken effective action to strengthen the curriculum and to ensure that staff have clarity about what pupils should learn."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders have taken suitable action to improve the quality of the early years provision."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "The school has a large proportion of pupils with barriers to their learning or wellbeing."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Amid challenges arising from the falling number of pupils who attend the school, leaders have recently made some difficult decisions, including about staffing and class groupings."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders provide a personal development programme that is underpinned by their determination to overcome any economic disadvantage that pupils might face."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that staff consistently take the starting points of pupils in Years 1 to 6 into account when designing learning activities, so that pupils access and embed learning successfully across the curriculum"; "Leaders should ensure that staff's expectations of pupils' handwriting remain consistently high, so that pupils apply and embed their literacy knowledge successfully in all subjects"; "Leaders should continue to refine and embed the curriculum and teaching in the early years, so that learning activities consistently enable children to build knowledge securely across all areas of learning".

In its own words: "Our school aims to provide a happy, caring and stimulating environment with opportunities for all. We endeavour to create positive attitudes, develop mutual respect and raise self-esteem in order to prepare our children for life's experiences."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include STEM and gardening.

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:25am and after-school care.

In 2025, 93% of Year 6 pupils at Earby Springfield Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 89% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Lancashire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 85% in reading and 80% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 13 families put Earby Springfield Primary School as their first choice and 25 named it as one of their preferences, for 13 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Earby Springfield Primary School are Kelbrook Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 87% reading, 87% maths); Salterforth Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 77% reading, 77% maths); Thornton in Craven Community Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 85% reading, 92% maths); and Coates Lane Primary School (1.7 miles, Good, 67% reading, 56% maths).

Earby Springfield Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

58.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 39 pupils (31%) received SEN support and 9 (7.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Earby Springfield Primary School had 10 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Earby Springfield Primary School.

1 bus stop is within a five-minute walk; the closest is Springfield PS (by), 70 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 32 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Lancashire (109).

Earby Springfield Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.