Haslingden Broadway Primary School

Haslingden Broadway Primary School is a welcoming and high-performing primary school where pupils are proud to belong to the ‘Broadway family’. Inspectors found that pupils behave well, build respectful relationships and look out for one another, and that the school develops them as positive, active citizens through roles such as eco-council members, well-being ambassadors and school councillors. The curriculum is broad and engaging, pupils typically achieve well, and reading is central to the school’s work. Early years provision is exceptionally strong, with children getting off to a flying start and being very well prepared for Year 1. Staff know pupils well, adapt the curriculum effectively for pupils with SEND, and use external advice well. Attendance is prioritised, safeguarding is effective, and governors are ambitious and supportive. This was the school’s first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic and its first section 5 inspection since December 2014. The school had previously been exempt from routine inspection after an outstanding judgment, and under current arrangements no overall effectiveness grade is awarded. The current headteacher has been in post since 2021. There are two main areas for improvement. In some subjects, leaders have not defined the key knowledge pupils should learn clearly enough, which leads to variability in how those subjects are delivered. In addition, assessment checks in some Year 1 to Year 6 subjects are not precise enough to identify gaps and misconceptions quickly, meaning some pupils’ knowledge gaps are not addressed as promptly as they could be.

Strengths

• Pupils are proud of their school and behave well.
• Pupils build supportive, respectful relationships with staff and each other.
• The school creates an inclusive culture where everyone is welcome.
• Pupils are encouraged to become positive, active citizens through eco-council, charity work and ambassador roles.
• The school has high expectations for pupils’ achievement.
• The curriculum is broad and engaging and extends beyond the academic.
• Pupils typically achieve well across the curriculum.
• Early years provision is exceptionally strong and prepares children very well for Year 1.
• Transition into early years is thorough and helps staff understand children’s needs before they start.
• The school adapts the curriculum carefully to meet the needs of pupils with SEND and acts on external advice.
• Reading is central to the school, with a rich range of books and skilled phonics teaching.
• Pupils who have gaps in phonics receive effective support and gain confidence and fluency.
• Attendance is prioritised, with robust monitoring and swift action to address barriers.
• Pupils enjoy a wide range of clubs, trips and purposeful outdoor activities at social times.
• Governors carry out their roles effectively and consider staff workload and well-being.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, the key knowledge pupils should learn is not defined clearly enough, leading to variability in curriculum delivery.
• In some Year 1 to Year 6 subjects, checks on pupils’ learning are not precise enough to identify gaps and misconceptions quickly.

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 Broadway Primary School attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.4% 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, 1.4% of pupils at Haslingden Broadway 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 Broadway Primary School had 25.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 29.4% 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, 12.1% of pupils at Haslingden Broadway Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.7% 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 Broadway Primary School received £7,557 and spent £7,630 for each of its 207 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £119,000 (£574 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 Haslingden Broadway Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Haslingden Broadway Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2025.

When was Haslingden Broadway Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Haslingden Broadway Primary School was last inspected in February 2025.

How many pupils does Haslingden Broadway Primary School have?

Haslingden Broadway Primary School has 207 pupils on roll.

What age range does Haslingden Broadway Primary School cover?

Haslingden Broadway Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

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

In 2025, 48% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Haslingden Broadway Primary School?

Haslingden Broadway Primary School is at Broadway, Haslingden, Rossendale, Lancashire, BB4 4EH.