Compare Barrow URC Primary School and Barrowford School and Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School
Comparison of primary schools: Barrow URC Primary School (Primary) in Clitheroe; Barrowford School (Primary) in Nelson; Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School (Primary) in Nelson — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares Barrow URC Primary School, Barrowford School and Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School. They are primary phase and voluntary controlled school, community school and voluntary aided school type located around Clitheroe, Lancashire and Nelson, Lancashire. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 1 (Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School), published Nov 2023. The lowest is 2 (Barrow URC Primary School), published Jul 2024. The most recent inspection on record is for Barrow URC Primary School (Jul 2024). average roll around ≈ 200, combined total ≈ 650, typical FSM 20–25%, range 5–10%–40–45%; all under Lancashire local authority.
| Attribute |
Barrow URC Primary School
BB7 9AZ
|
Barrowford School
BB9 6EA
|
Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School
BB9 6QT
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Primary • Voluntary controlled school | Primary • Community school | Primary • Voluntary aided school |
| Location |
Clitheroe Lancashire BB7 9AZ |
Nelson Lancashire BB9 6EA |
Nelson Lancashire BB9 6QT |
| Latest Ofsted | 2 1 Jul 2024 | 2 28 Apr 2022 | 1 8 Nov 2023 |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 200 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 300 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 100 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 5–10% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 40–45% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 10–15% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | 210 | 420 | 119 |
| Capacity utilisation | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | Under capacity 🔒 View exact % | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % |
| Age range | — | — | — |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Trust / Local authority | Lancashire (888) | Lancashire (888) | Lancashire (888) |
| Website | — | barrowford.lancs.sch.uk | www.st-thomas-ce12.lancsngfl.ac.uk |
| Telephone | 01254822338 | 01282615644 | 01282614462 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile |
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Voluntary controlled school
- Location
- Clitheroe
Lancashire
BB7 9AZ - Ofsted
- 2 1 Jul 2024
- Pupils
- ≈ 200 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 5–10% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Lancashire (888)
- Website
- —
- Telephone
- 01254822338
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Community school
- Location
- Nelson
Lancashire
BB9 6EA - Ofsted
- 2 28 Apr 2022
- Pupils
- ≈ 300 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 40–45% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Lancashire (888)
- Website
- barrowford.lancs.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01282615644
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Voluntary aided school
- Location
- Nelson
Lancashire
BB9 6QT - Ofsted
- 1 8 Nov 2023
- Pupils
- ≈ 100 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 10–15% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Lancashire (888)
- Website
- www.st-thomas-ce12.lancsngfl.ac.uk
- Telephone
- 01282614462
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