Barnacre Road Primary School
Barnacre Road, Longridge, PR3 2PD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE BAY LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jessica Molyneux
- Sponsor
- The Bay Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 201
- URN
- 150407
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01772783555
About this school
Barnacre Road Primary School is a primary academy in Longridge. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 201 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
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
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Early years
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: special measures.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Barnacre Road Primary School (URN 119808).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 22 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 |
Trends over time
How Barnacre Road 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
How Barnacre Road Primary School compares
Barnacre Road Primary School ranked 390th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% 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 | 41% | 5.3% | 21.5% | 201 | — |
| Longridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary School | 67% | 5% | 25.6% | 199 | 0.1 miles |
| Longridge Church of England Primary School | 83% | 4.9% | 20.5% | 200 | 0.4 miles |
| Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge | 66% | 3.9% | 15.6% | 235 | 1.8 miles |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School, Goosnargh | 67% | 2.7% | 6.7% | 104 | 1.8 miles |
| Goosnargh Oliverson's Church of England Primary School | 72% | 3.7% | 9.3% | 199 | 2.6 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)
- 21.54%
- English as an additional language
- 3.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.33%
- Persistent absence
- 9.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Longridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Preston
-
Longridge Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Preston
-
Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge1.8 miles
Primary · Preston
-
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Goosnargh1.8 miles
Primary · Preston
-
Goosnargh Oliverson's Church of England Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Preston
Common questions
- What year groups does Barnacre Road Primary School teach?
- Barnacre Road Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Longridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Barnacre Road Primary School?
- The headteacher of Barnacre Road Primary School is Mrs Jessica Molyneux, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Barnacre Road Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Barnacre Road 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 Barnacre Road Primary School?
- Barnacre Road Primary School has 201 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Barnacre Road Primary School full?
- Barnacre Road Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 201 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Barnacre Road Primary School a faith school?
- No. Barnacre Road Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Barnacre Road Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Barnacre Road Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Barnacre Road Primary School?
- Barnacre Road Primary School is part of THE BAY LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Barnacre Road Primary School rank locally?
- Barnacre Road Primary School ranked 390th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% 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 Barnacre Road Primary School's absence rate?
- Barnacre Road Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Barnacre Road Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Barnacre Road 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 10 July 2026.