Primary
Britannia Community Primary School
Rochdale Road, Bacup, OL13 9TS
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 204 of 225 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- Early yearsExpected standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
January 2022
Ungraded inspection
Good
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SATs results
66%
107.0
4th of 8 by our score, among the primary schools in Bacup we can score - see them all. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 106 |
| Average reading score | 107 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 66% |
| Working at a higher standard | 3% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 55% |
| 23/24 | 75% |
| 24/25 | 66% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 103.0 |
| 23/24 | 107.0 |
| 24/25 | 107.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 102.0 |
| 23/24 | 106.0 |
| 24/25 | 106.0 |
Rochdale Road, Bacup, OL13 9TS
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Lancashire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- N Longstaff
- Address
- Rochdale Road, Bacup, OL13 9TS
- Telephone
- 01706874447
Other primary schools nearby
- Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School6.0/10
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy2.0/10
- St John With St Michael Church of England Primary School6.5/10
- Bacup Thorn Primary School6.1/10
- Sharneyford Primary School4.4/10
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup3.2/10