Haslingden Primary School

Haslingden Primary School continues to be a good school where pupils thrive in a supportive and engaging environment. The school has high expectations for all students, fostering a strong sense of community and encouraging both academic and creative pursuits. Pupils demonstrate good behavior and respect for one another, contributing to a positive atmosphere conducive to learning. The curriculum is well-structured, allowing for a logical progression of knowledge from early years to Year 6, and teachers are provided with effective training to enhance their teaching practices. Most pupils achieve well, particularly in their reading skills, thanks to a robust early reading program and a wide range of extracurricular activities that engage their interests.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and take pride in belonging to the school community.
• High expectations for pupil achievement and behavior.
• Ambitious and broad curriculum tailored to pupil needs.
• Effective early reading program helps pupils read fluently from an early age.
• Strong emphasis on pupils' wider development and community involvement.
• Special educational needs are identified early, with appropriate support provided.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils do not achieve as well as they could in a small number of subjects due to introducing complex concepts prematurely.

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 Haslingden Primary School attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.7% 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, 0.8% of pupils at Haslingden 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 Haslingden Primary School had 20.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.9% 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, 9.9% of pupils at Haslingden Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.6% 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 Haslingden Primary School received £7,586 and spent £7,396 for each of its 372 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £185,000 (£497 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).

• Primary Schools
• Secondary Schools

All schools in Rossendale · Lancashire local authority: places and applications

Haslingden Primary School is part of The Futures Learning Trust, which runs 2 schools. The nearest others:

• Accrington Peel Park Primary School Accrington

What is Haslingden Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Haslingden Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Haslingden Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Haslingden Primary School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Haslingden Primary School have?

Haslingden Primary School has 372 pupils on roll.

What age range does Haslingden Primary School cover?

Haslingden Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Haslingden Primary School?

Haslingden Primary School is at Ryefield Avenue, Haslingden, Rossendale, Lancashire, BB4 4BJ.