Gisburn Road Community Primary School
About Gisburn Road Community Primary School
Gisburn Road Community Primary School is a state primary in Pendle, part of Lancashire local authority, and sits 24th out of 33 primary schools in the borough on the key stage 2 expected standard measure. That puts it in the bottom half of Pendle's primary schools, though the local picture is competitive — the top-ranked peers in the wider Lancashire area include Crawford Village Primary School, New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School, and St George's Church of England Primary School, Chorley, all of which score significantly higher on the same metric. Gisburn Road's ranking score of 52 places it in the bottom 50% nationally, and 313th out of 480 primaries in Lancashire. The school is led by headteacher Laura Toor and caters for 198 pupils aged 4 to 11, with a capacity of 210. Just over a fifth of pupils (20. 2%) are eligible for free school meals, which is slightly above the national average for primary schools.
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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
29 Apr 2025From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.
Source: Ofsted, 17 Jun 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
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