Britannia Community Primary School

Britannia Community Primary School is performing securely overall, with leaders fulfilling the expected standard across most areas of the inspection framework and inclusion judged to be a strong standard. Safeguarding standards are met. The school has a clear, ambitious culture for all pupils, and staff identify and remove barriers for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils effectively. Pupils enjoy school, feel safe, behave well, and benefit from a broad curriculum, strong early years and reading provision, and a wide personal development offer. By the end of Year 6, most pupils achieve broadly in line with national expectations in reading, writing and mathematics, and attendance is much better than national averages. The main areas for development are in the finer consistency of teaching. In writing, staff do not always pick up misconceptions in spelling, grammar and handwriting, which limits how confidently and accurately some pupils can apply their writing skills. Beyond English and mathematics, checks on what pupils already know are not always sharply focused on the key knowledge needed for future learning, so some pupils develop gaps and do not learn as much as they could. A small number of pupils still attend less frequently than they should, and pupils do not always connect the British values they learn about to life beyond school. Governors and leaders have an accurate view of these priorities and are well placed to address them.

Strengths

• Strong inclusive culture that removes barriers for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils
• Robust early assessment and bespoke support for individual pupils
• Effective use of pupil premium to support learning and wider opportunities
• Positive early years provision with strong phonics and reading foundations
• Most pupils, including disadvantaged pupils, achieve broadly in line with national expectations by Year 6
• Attendance is prioritised and overall absence and persistent absence are below national averages
• Calm and purposeful environment with consistently applied behaviour routines
• Pupils feel safe, relationships are positive, and bullying is rare and handled promptly
• Broad and ambitious curriculum with well-supported staff
• Rich personal development, wellbeing support, and accessible clubs and experiences
• Leadership and governance know the school well and support staff workload and wellbeing
• Parents are highly positive about the school's care and support

Areas for Improvement

• Some teaching does not identify misconceptions in pupils' spelling, grammar and handwriting, limiting confident and accurate writing
• Checks on prior learning in subjects beyond English and mathematics are not sharply focused on key knowledge, leading to gaps
• Some pupils' prior knowledge is not secure enough to support new learning in non-core subjects
• A small number of pupils do not attend school as frequently as they should
• Pupils sometimes struggle to connect British values to life beyond school

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Britannia Community Primary School attended 96.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.5% of pupils at Britannia Community Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Britannia Community Primary School had 22.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 15.2% of pupils at Britannia Community Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Britannia Community Primary School received £6,692 and spent £6,864 for each of its 204 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £94,000 (£461 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Britannia Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Britannia Community Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in June 2026.

When was Britannia Community Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Britannia Community Primary School was last inspected in June 2026.

How many pupils does Britannia Community Primary School have?

Britannia Community Primary School has 204 pupils on roll.

What age range does Britannia Community Primary School cover?

Britannia Community Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Britannia Community Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Britannia Community Primary School?

Britannia Community Primary School is at Rochdale Road, Bacup, Lancashire, OL13 9TS.