Kelbrook Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address School Street
Kelbrook
Barnoldswick
Lancashire
BB18 6UD
Phone 01282842309
Reference Number 119250

Kelbrook Primary School continues to perform well, being recognized as a good school where pupils thrive in a positive and supportive environment. Students express pride in their school and appreciate the close-knit community feel, participating actively in village events and various initiatives. The school demonstrates care for student well-being, with staff providing attentive support and ensuring a safe space for learning. The curriculum is generally strong, with effective methods to assess and support student learning, particularly in reading and computing, where pupils achieve well. However, there are some subjects where the curriculum lacks clarity on essential knowledge and progression, affecting the depth of pupil understanding.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 96
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 47.92%
Girls: 52.08%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 9.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 4 6 10
2 8 7 15
3 8 8 16
4 8 2 10
5 7 8 15
6 4 11 15

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 87.5%
Mixed, Other 5.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2.1%
Unclassified 2.1%
White, Other 1%
Irish 1%
Caribbean 1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 28 Sep 2022
Date Report
28 Sep 2022 School inspection
12 Jul 2017 Short inspection
17 Dec 2013 Full inspection:
29 Mar 2011 Full inspection:
20 Sep 2007 Full inspection:
06 May 2003 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils are proud to attend and enjoy their time at school.
  • The school fosters a welcoming and supportive community.
  • Leaders have implemented an interesting and ambitious curriculum.
  • Pupils engage actively in learning and take on responsibilities.
  • Effective support for pupils' mental health and well-being.
  • Pupils develop as confident and fluent readers through quality phonics instruction.
  • Strong collaboration with parents and professionals to support pupils with SEND.
  • Variety of extracurricular activities enrich the curriculum.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some subjects lack clarity on essential knowledge and progression.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 67%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 13%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106
Maths 105

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 2
Writing 1.9
Maths 2.2

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 17 1
Third Preference 15 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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