Britannia Community Primary School
Rochdale Road, Bacup, OL13 9TS
204 pupils · 91% of 225 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 10.3%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 14 April 2026, published 7 June 2026. 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 | 66% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“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 | 30 | 36 | 86 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 32 | 82 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 32 | 80 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 43 | 95 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 29 | 82 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 29 | 24 | 93 | 29 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 43 | 95 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 36 | 81 | 30 |
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
- Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.2 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- St John With St Michael Church of England Primary School 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Bacup Thorn Primary School 2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Sharneyford Primary School 2.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup 2.5 km · Most areas: Needs attention (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.