Primary schools in Barnoldswick

7 primary schools in Barnoldswick, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.

Barnoldswick in figures

For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 7 schools in Barnoldswick first 137 times for 136 places: 1.01 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Lancashire authority's 472 schools. 2 of the 7 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 2 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.50 miles (Gisburn Road Community Primary School) to 0.90 miles (Salterforth Primary School).

Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.

Coates Lane Primary SchoolGood · BB18 6EZ
Gisburn Road Community Primary SchoolGood · BB18 5LS
Salterforth Primary SchoolGood · BB18 5UD
St Joseph's Catholic primary School, a Voluntary AcademyGood · BB18 5EN
Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolExpected standard · BB18 5TB
Earby Springfield Primary SchoolExpected standard · BB18 6SJ
Kelbrook Primary SchoolExpected standard · BB18 6UD

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