Great Harwood Primary School

Hyndburn · BB6 7JQ

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 210 pupils, 34.8% FSM

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Great Harwood Primary School

General Information

Address: Rushton Street, Great Harwood, Blackburn, BB6 7JQ – View on map
Phone: 01254880810
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr John McKenna
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 34 families put it first for 29 places – 12 for every 10 places. 85% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 10 · 2025 8 · 2026 12
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

210 pupils out of 315 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 73
% eligible for free school meals: 34.8%
Pupil mix: 6 in 10 (more mixed than the Hyndburn average)
English as an additional language: 26% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 11.6% a year (Hyndburn 16.7%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 33% moved to another school, 67% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Lancashire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 9 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 3
Suspensions for bullying: 18 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 7 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Lancashire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.5%
Persistently absent pupils: 20.0%
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

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

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.

Pupils on SEN Support: 17.6%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 13 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 11 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 6 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 3 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Severe learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil

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 2023 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.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 52% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 6% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: in line with the Hyndburn average (54%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Below (3-year average 50% against an expected 55%)
3-year average (expected standard): 50%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 61% · Writing 76% · Maths 82% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 76%
Average test scores: reading 102, maths 106
Based on: 33 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolHyndburn averageEngland↗ Improving Up 12 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was in line with the Hyndburn average (54%).

Year 6 SATs: 20th of 33 junior and primary schools in the area

#18Accrington Huncoat Primary School56%
#19St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood54%
#20Great Harwood Primary School52%
#21St Peter's CofE Primary School50%
#22Accrington Woodnook Primary School48%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Rishton Methodist Primary School79%
#2Clayton-le-Moors All Saints' Church of England Primary School78%
=3Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School74%
=3St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle74%
#5Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School73%
#6Baxenden St John's Church of England Primary School72%
#7Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School69%
=8St Nicholas Church of England Primary School68%
=8St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington68%
=10Altham St James Church of England Primary School64%
=10St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors64%
#12Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School63%
=13Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School60%
=13Rishton St Peter and St Paul's Church of England Primary School60%
#15Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School59%
#16Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School58%
#17Accrington Peel Park Primary School57%
#18Accrington Huncoat Primary School56%
#19St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood54%
#20Great Harwood Primary School52%
#21St Peter's CofE Primary School50%
#22Accrington Woodnook Primary School48%
#23Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School44%
=24Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School42%
=24Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School42%
#26Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church40%
#27Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School39%
=28Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy36%
=28St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy36%
#30St Wulstan's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood27%
#31Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School24%
#32Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School23%
#33Green Haworth Church of England Primary School8%

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6th of 21 primary schools in Hyndburn for Ofsted rating

#4Baxenden St John's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#5Clayton-le-Moors All Saints' Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#6Great Harwood Primary SchoolGood
#7Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood
#8Great Harwood St John's Church of England 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.

Rank School Score

#1Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary SchoolGood
#2Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#3Accrington Woodnook Primary SchoolGood
#4Baxenden St John's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#5Clayton-le-Moors All Saints' Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#6Great Harwood Primary SchoolGood
#7Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood
#8Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#9Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#10Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary SchoolGood
#11Oswaldtwistle West End Primary SchoolGood
#12Rishton Methodist Primary SchoolGood
#13Rishton St Peter and St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#14St Charles' Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyGood
#15St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great HarwoodGood
#16St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-MoorsGood
#17St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, OswaldtwistleGood
#18St Wulstan's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great HarwoodGood
#19Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#20Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary SchoolInadequate
#21St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyInadequate

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,296 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

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.

18th of 33 primary schools in Hyndburn for spending per pupil

#16St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors£7,407
#17St Wulstan's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood£7,352
#18Great Harwood Primary School£7,296
#19Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy£7,284
#20Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£7,269

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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.

Rank School Score

#1St Peter's CofE Primary School£9,688
#2Green Haworth Church of England Primary School£9,329
#3St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy£8,586
#4Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School£8,561
#5Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church£8,299
#6St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington£8,115
#7Rishton Methodist Primary School£8,028
#8Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School£8,015
#9St Nicholas Church of England Primary School£7,801
#10Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School£7,711
#11Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School£7,681
#12Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School£7,651
#13Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School£7,539
#14Altham St James Church of England Primary School£7,532
#15Accrington Woodnook Primary School£7,420
#16St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors£7,407
#17St Wulstan's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood£7,352
#18Great Harwood Primary School£7,296
#19Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy£7,284
#20Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£7,269
#21Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School£7,209
#22Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School£7,171
#23Rishton St Peter and St Paul's Church of England Primary School£7,135
#24Accrington Huncoat Primary School£7,105
#25Accrington Peel Park Primary School£6,795
#26Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School£6,661
#27St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle£6,598
#28Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School£6,590
#29Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School£6,346
#30St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood£6,203
#31Clayton-le-Moors All Saints' Church of England Primary School£6,188
#32Baxenden St John's Church of England Primary School£6,057
#33Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School£5,833

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