Earby Springfield Primary School

About Earby Springfield Primary School

Earby Springfield Primary School’s headline metrics stand out sharply against the Lancashire local authority average for primary schools. While the LA average for pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (RWM) combined is 60%, Earby Springfield achieves a significantly higher 75%. That places the school in the top 25% nationally for this measure, and 6th out of 33 primary schools in Pendle. However, the picture is more mixed at the higher standard: only 10% of pupils reach the higher benchmark in all three subjects, compared with a reading higher percentage of 25% and maths higher of 50%. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection in 2024 rated it Requires Improvement overall, a downgrade from its previous Good rating in 2014. Leadership and management, quality of education, and early years provision were all judged to require improvement, while behaviour and attitudes and personal development were rated Good.

Looking more closely at the academic outcomes, the school’s KS2 results from 2023/24 show solid core subject performance. Average scores in reading (107) and maths (106) are both above the national average of 100, and expected attainment in reading (85%) and maths (80%) is strong. Writing expected attainment sits at 75%, matching the RWM combined figure. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. The school ranks 76th out of 480 primary schools in Lancashire overall, which places it in the top 16% of the county. Its Pendle ranking is 6th out of 33, confirming it as a strong performer locally despite the Ofsted rating. The gap between the school’s high expected attainment and its lower higher-standard results suggests that while most children meet the expected level, fewer are pushed into the top tier.

Earby Springfield is a small primary school with 136 pupils against a capacity of 210, and it is oversubscribed: for 2025/26, there were 13 applications for 9 places, with all 9 first-preference offers taken up. The school serves a community with a high level of disadvantage, as 47.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals. It offers a wide range of facilities including a sensory room, forest school, art studios, sports hall, and an ICT suite. Sports provision includes athletics, dance, gymnastics, rounders, cricket, and football, while clubs cover art, choir, drama, and book club. SEND support is broad, covering specific learning difficulties, moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. This combination of strong academic outcomes for most pupils, a supportive SEND offer, and a clear oversubscription pattern suggests the school is well-regarded locally, particularly by families who value a structured, inclusive environment.

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