Sharneyford Primary School
Todmorden Road, Bacup, OL13 9UQ
63 pupils · 90% of 70 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 15.9%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 9 June 2022, published 21 July 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 30% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.2 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 10 | 12 | 27 | 10 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 9 | 8 | 39 | 9 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 9 | 8 | 29 | 9 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 10 | 11 | 42 | 10 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 10 | 12 | 32 | 10 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 10 | 18 | 42 | 10 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 9 | 8 | 36 | 9 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 8 | 5 | 33 | 8 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Northern Primary School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Bacup Thorn Primary School 1.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.5 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Britannia Community Primary School 2.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School 2.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Cornholme Junior, Infant and Nursery School 2.8 km · Most areas: Urgent improvement (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.