Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School
Booth Road, Stacksteads, Bacup, OL13 0QW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr JOHN Aspin
- Diocese
- Diocese of Manchester
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Rossendale and Darwen
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 221
- URN
- 119414
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01706877025
About this school
Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Bacup. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 221 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 35 | 36 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 42% | 37% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 58% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 61% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 44% | 37% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
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 Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England 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 | 60% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 42% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 37% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 257 |
| 2023/24 | 245 |
| 2024/25 | 233 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School compares
Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School ranked 402nd of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% 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 | 37% | 5.4% | 35.9% | 221 | — |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup | 50% | 6.5% | 60.7% | 125 | 0.1 miles |
| Waterfoot Primary School | 73% | 5% | 20.7% | 296 | 0.9 miles |
| Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School | 64% | 4.7% | 35.5% | 88 | 1.0 miles |
| St Anne's Church of England Primary School | 71% | 4.7% | 35.3% | 186 | 1.2 miles |
| Bacup Thorn Primary School | 61% | 4.5% | 40.5% | 253 | 1.3 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)
- 35.94%
- English as an additional language
- 1.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.35%
- Persistent absence
- 10.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup0.1 miles
Primary · Bacup
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Waterfoot Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Rossendale
-
Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Bacup
-
St Anne's Church of England Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Rossendale
-
Bacup Thorn Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Bacup
Other schools in Bacup
Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School ranks 6th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Bacup.
- Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School Primary
- Bacup Thorn Primary School Primary
- Britannia Community Primary School Primary
- Northern Primary School Primary
- Sharneyford 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 Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School teach?
- Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bacup.
- Who is the headteacher of Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School is Mr JOHN Aspin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England 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 Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School?
- Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School has 221 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School full?
- Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School has capacity for 240 pupils and 221 on roll (92%), 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 Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Manchester.
- Does Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 37% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School rank locally?
- Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School ranked 402nd of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% 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 Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England 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 Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England 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.