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Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School

Rossendale, OL13 0QWPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jul 2024
KS2 Results
42%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
20 1st-choice / 20 places
Ranking
#12,274
of 13,686 nationally

About Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School

Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School is clearly a popular choice among local families. For entry into the 2025/26 reception class, the school received 43 applications for just 20 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2. 15. All 20 first-preference applicants were offered a place, which suggests that for those who put it top of their list, the school is a realistic option, but competition is real. The school has a nursery provision attached, so families with younger children can get a foot in the door early. With 34. 3% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a community with above-average economic disadvantage, yet it has maintained a Good rating from Ofsted following its most recent inspection in July 2024. That inspection marked a change from the school’s previous Outstanding rating in 2013, but inspectors still rated every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — as Good.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressBooth Road, Bacup, Rossendale, OL13 0QW
HeadteacherJOHN Aspin
Local AuthorityLancashire
Number of Pupils233
Free School Meals (FSM)34.3%
School Capacity233 / 240 (97% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

2 Jul 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 8 Sept 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.