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Coates Lane Primary School

Pendle, BB18 6EZPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Jan 2025
KS2 Results
41%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.7×
Not oversubscribed
8 1st-choice / 12 places
Ranking
#12,307
of 13,686 nationally

About Coates Lane Primary School

Coates Lane Primary School sits within Lancashire local authority, a large county with 480 primary schools. In the most recent local rankings, the school placed 365th, putting it in the bottom half of its peer group. The top-performing primaries in the area include Crawford Village Primary School, New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School, and St George's Church of England Primary School, Chorley. Coates Lane is a smaller-than-average state primary with 183 pupils on roll against a capacity of 210, and it serves a community where 23 per cent of children are eligible for free school meals. The school is non-denominational and has no religious character. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, carried out in January 2025, awarded a Good rating across all five graded categories: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This represents a consistent performance compared with its previous graded inspection in 2015, which also rated overall effectiveness as Good.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressKirkstall Drive, Coates Lane Primary School, BARNOLDSWICK, Pendle, BB18 6EZ
HeadteacherDavid Toddington
Local AuthorityLancashire
Number of Pupils183
Free School Meals (FSM)23.0%
School Capacity183 / 210 (87% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

21 Jan 2025
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 9 Mar 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVisionLearning DifficultyOther

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

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Frequently Asked Questions About Coates Lane Primary School

Coates Lane 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.