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Coates Lane Primary School

Community school · BARNOLDSWICK · BB18 6EZ

Ages 4–11 · 157 pupils · Lancashire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

50%

Overall absence

5.2%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-01-21

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
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)50%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.4%
Unauthorised1.6%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.8%
Enrolments in measure
169

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 fill75%

157 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
157
Boys / girls
86 / 71
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
157 / 210 (75%)
Free school meals
24.8%
FSM pupils
39
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr David Toddington

Location

Address
Kirkstall Drive, Coates Lane Primary School
Postcode
BB18 6EZ
Town
BARNOLDSWICK
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Lancashire
District
Pendle
Constituency
Pendle and Clitheroe
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 community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in BARNOLDSWICK, Lancashire, 157 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 24.8%.

Open schools in BARNOLDSWICK
8
Primary schools in BARNOLDSWICK
7
Academies among open schools in BARNOLDSWICK
25% (2)
Open schools in BB18
8
Primary in BB18
7
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 BARNOLDSWICKNear BB18

Contact

Headteacher
Mr David Toddington
Telephone
01282812203
Website
http://www.coateslane.lancs.sch.uk

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