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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 119414

Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Bacup · OL13 0QW

Ages 3–11 · 221 pupils · Lancashire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

60%

Overall absence

6.1%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-07-02

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)60%
Higher standard (RWM)9%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
99.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.3%
Unauthorised1.5%
Authorised absence
4.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
210

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill92%

221 pupils · 240 places

Pupils on roll
221
Boys / girls
112 / 109
School capacity
240
Capacity fill
221 / 240 (92%)
Free school meals
35.3%
FSM pupils
78
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Manchester
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mr JOHN Aspin

Location

Address
Booth Road, Stacksteads
Postcode
OL13 0QW
Town
Bacup
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Lancashire
District
Rossendale
Constituency
Rossendale and Darwen
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Bacup, Lancashire, 221 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 35.3%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Manchester.

Open schools in Bacup
10
Primary schools in Bacup
8
Academies among open schools in Bacup
20% (2)
Open schools in OL13
10
Primary in OL13
8
Open schools in Lancashire LA
709
Primary in Lancashire LA
483

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in BacupNear OL13

Contact

Headteacher
Mr JOHN Aspin
Telephone
01706877025
Website
www.stacksteads.lancs.sch.uk

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