Sharneyford Primary School
Todmorden Road, Bacup, OL13 9UQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Smith
- Constituency
- Rossendale and Darwen
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 70
- Pupils on roll
- 63
- URN
- 119192
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01706873955
About this school
Sharneyford Primary School is a community primary school in Bacup. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 63 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 June 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 78% | 30% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 89% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 78% | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 78% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Sharneyford Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 30% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62 |
| 2023/24 | 64 |
| 2024/25 | 63 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sharneyford Primary School compares
Sharneyford Primary School ranked 422nd of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 30% | 6.5% | 15.9% | 63 | — |
| Northern Primary School | 50% | 4% | 18.8% | 161 | 0.8 miles |
| Bacup Thorn Primary School | 61% | 4.5% | 40.5% | 253 | 0.9 miles |
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 15% | 7.9% | 76.2% | 94 | 0.9 miles |
| Britannia Community Primary School | 66% | 3.4% | 12.4% | 204 | 1.5 miles |
| Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School | 64% | 4.7% | 35.5% | 88 | 1.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.87%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 6.54%
- Persistent absence
- 16.36%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Northern Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bacup
-
Bacup Thorn Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Bacup
-
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Bacup
-
Britannia Community Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Bacup
-
Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Bacup
Other schools in Bacup
Sharneyford Primary School ranks 7th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Bacup.
- Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School Primary
- Bacup Thorn Primary School Primary
- Britannia Community Primary School Primary
- Northern Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup Primary
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- Bacup Nursery School Nursery
- The Valley Leadership Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Sharneyford Primary School teach?
- Sharneyford Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bacup.
- Who is the headteacher of Sharneyford Primary School?
- The headteacher of Sharneyford Primary School is Mrs Sarah Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sharneyford Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sharneyford Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Sharneyford Primary School?
- Sharneyford Primary School has 63 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Sharneyford Primary School full?
- Sharneyford Primary School has capacity for 70 pupils and 63 on roll (90%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Sharneyford Primary School a faith school?
- No. Sharneyford Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sharneyford Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Sharneyford Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Sharneyford Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 30% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sharneyford Primary School rank locally?
- Sharneyford Primary School ranked 422nd of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sharneyford Primary School's absence rate?
- Sharneyford Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sharneyford Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sharneyford Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.