Barrowford School

General Information

Address: Rushton Street, Barrowford, Nelson, BB9 6EA
Phone: 01282615644
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Rachel Tomlinson
Age range: 4-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 312
School capacity: 420
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 138
% eligible for free school meals: 44.2%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 11.3%
Persistently absent pupils: 40.9%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

SEN Unit

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 17.9%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 16.7%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 17 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 17 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 9 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 8 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 32 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 10 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 7 pupils
Physical disability: 3 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2022 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Ranked #4 of 31 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#2Laneshaw Bridge PrimaryOutstanding
#3Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#4Barrowford SchoolGood
#5Blacko Primary SchoolGood
#6Bradley Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Laneshaw Bridge PrimaryOutstanding
#3Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#4Barrowford SchoolGood
#5Blacko Primary SchoolGood
#6Bradley Primary SchoolGood
#7Castercliff Primary SchoolGood
#8Coates Lane Primary SchoolGood
#9Colne Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood
#10Colne Lord Street SchoolGood
#11Colne Primet Primary SchoolGood
#12Foulridge Saint Michael and All Angels CofE Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood
#13Gisburn Road Community Primary SchoolGood
#14Great Marsden St John's Primary School A Church of England AcademyGood
#15Higham St John's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#16Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, NelsonGood
#17Kelbrook Primary SchoolGood
#18Marsden Community Primary SchoolGood
#19Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#20Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#21Park Primary SchoolGood
#22Pendle Primary AcademyGood
#23Reedley Primary SchoolGood
#24Roughlee Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#25Salterforth Primary SchoolGood
#26St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyGood
#27St Joseph's Catholic primary School, a Voluntary AcademyGood
#28Trawden Forest Primary SchoolGood
#29Walverden Primary SchoolGood
#30Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary SchoolGood
#31Earby Springfield Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £8,475 (2024-25)

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A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #4 of 35 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#2Roughlee Church of England Primary School£9,253
#3West Street Community Primary School£8,774
#4Barrowford School£8,475
#5Colne Primet Primary School£8,419
#6Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson£7,970

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Earby Springfield Primary School£9,527
#2Roughlee Church of England Primary School£9,253
#3West Street Community Primary School£8,774
#4Barrowford School£8,475
#5Colne Primet Primary School£8,419
#6Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson£7,970
#7Blacko Primary School£7,911
#8Higham St John's Church of England Primary School£7,572
#9Gisburn Road Community Primary School£7,464
#10Park Primary School£7,452
#11St Joseph's Catholic primary School, a Voluntary Academy£7,400
#12Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary School£7,382
#13Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School£7,364
#14St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy£7,344
#15Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£7,300
#16Colne Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£7,285
#17Coates Lane Primary School£7,078
#18Kelbrook Primary School£7,057
#19Marsden Community Primary School£6,893
#20Foulridge Saint Michael and All Angels CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School£6,842
#21Bradley Primary School£6,756
#22Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School£6,677
#23Trawden Forest Primary School£6,658
#24Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School£6,640
#25Castercliff Primary School£6,598
#26Salterforth Primary School£6,518
#27Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£6,399
#28Reedley Primary School£6,361
#29Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School£6,334
#30Walverden Primary School£6,230
#31Great Marsden St John's Primary School A Church of England Academy£6,166
#32Colne Lord Street School£6,072
#33Laneshaw Bridge Primary£6,059
#34Pendle Primary Academy£6,019
#35Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School£5,644

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