Earby Springfield Primary School
Bailey Street, Earby, Barnoldswick, BB18 6SJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Dawn Liversidge
- Constituency
- Pendle and Clitheroe
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 126
- URN
- 119251
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01282843598
About this school
Earby Springfield Primary School is a community primary school in Barnoldswick. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 126 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Earby Springfield Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 23 | 20 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 75% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 10% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 85% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 80% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 80% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.90 | - | - |
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 Earby Springfield 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 | 61% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 152 |
| 2023/24 | 137 |
| 2024/25 | 136 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Earby Springfield Primary School compares
Earby Springfield Primary School ranked 170th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 5.4% | 50% | 126 | — |
| Kelbrook Primary School | 67% | 4.4% | 10.4% | 96 | 1.3 miles |
| Salterforth Primary School | 62% | 4.2% | 16.5% | 102 | 1.4 miles |
| Thornton in Craven Community Primary School | 85% | 3.4% | 4.8% | 91 | 1.4 miles |
| Coates Lane Primary School | 37% | 6.3% | 23.5% | 157 | 1.7 miles |
| Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School | 64% | 4.7% | 20.6% | 342 | 1.8 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.
Inspection history
- 16 April 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report13 December 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 50%
- English as an additional language
- 19.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.39%
- Persistent absence
- 13.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kelbrook Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Barnoldswick
-
Salterforth Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Barnoldswick
-
Thornton in Craven Community Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Thornton-in-Craven
-
Coates Lane Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Barnoldswick
-
Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Barnoldswick
Other schools in Barnoldswick
Earby Springfield Primary School ranks 1st of the 7 ranked primary schools in Barnoldswick.
- Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School Primary
- Coates Lane Primary School Primary
- Gisburn Road Community Primary School Primary
- Kelbrook Primary School Primary
- Salterforth Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- West Craven High School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Earby Springfield Primary School teach?
- Earby Springfield Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Barnoldswick.
- Who is the headteacher of Earby Springfield Primary School?
- The headteacher of Earby Springfield Primary School is Mrs Dawn Liversidge, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Earby Springfield Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Earby Springfield 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 many pupils are at Earby Springfield Primary School?
- Earby Springfield Primary School has 126 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Earby Springfield Primary School full?
- Earby Springfield Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 126 on roll (60%), 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 Earby Springfield Primary School a faith school?
- No. Earby Springfield Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Earby Springfield Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Earby Springfield Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Earby Springfield Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Earby Springfield Primary School compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Earby Springfield Primary School ranked 170th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Earby Springfield Primary School's absence rate?
- Earby Springfield Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Earby Springfield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Earby Springfield 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.