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Haslingden Broadway Primary School

Primary · ages 5-11MixedCouncil207 pupilsRossendaleLancashire
School Chooser Score
53
In line with
similar schools
Likely range 29 to 75
Out of 100. Better than 25% of the 50 schools most like it. Slipping year on year.
OfstedNo overall gradeLast Ofsted inspection, January 2025
Reached the expected level at 1148%England 63%
Attendance96.0%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families9%Far fewer than most schools
Places3 spare207 pupils, 210 places
Pupils per teacher25.2School workforce census

Haslingden Broadway Primary School is a council school in Rossendale for boys and girls aged 5 to 11. It has 207 pupils and room for 210. About 9 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 53 out of 100. That puts it in line with schools like it, ahead of 25% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2025, no overall grade.

Broadway, Haslingden, Rossendale, BB4 4EH01706 229832broadway.lancs.sch.ukMrs Stacey-Jo Thomas acting headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 14 January 2025, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Good
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Good
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Good
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Good
Early years
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

29 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England.

Reached the expected level at 1148%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level10%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score105.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score103.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 58%58%20172018: 65%65%20182019: 74%74%20192023: 67%67%20232024: 57%57%20242025: 48%48%2025
Since 2017: -10%Declining overall
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure202520242023201920182017LancashireEngland
Pupils tested293030313131
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths48%57%67%74%65%58%61%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths10%7%3%0%3%10%8%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score105.0106.0109.0105.0103.0102.0105.2105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score103.0102.0103.0106.0104.0104.0104.2104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score105.0105.0104.0108.0108.0106.0104.9105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard69%73%90%74%71%65%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard59%67%77%90%81%71%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)72%67%83%87%84%87%
Reading progressReading progress score+2.6-1.5-1.8-1.2
Maths progressMaths progress score-1.9-0.6-0.2+0.5
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged50%29%29%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged48%65%67%

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 2 of the 3 gaps are smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At the end of primary school, 2025

Reached the expected level at 11Low-income pupils vs other pupils
50%48%
Gap 2 ptsEngland 21 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
43%53%
Gap 10 ptsEngland 5 pts
Reached the higher level at 11Low-income pupils vs all pupils
13%10%
Gap 3 ptsEngland 5 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Full210 pupils for 210 places, 2024/25
100% full

The school is full. More families apply than can get in, so things like how close you live and whether an older brother or sister is already here decide who gets a place. Pupil numbers have stayed about the same since 2021/22.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Lancashire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll207Census January 2026
Places21099% full
Pupils from low-income families9%9% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English0%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support12%25 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan8%16 pupils with a plan
Average class size29.67 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils14%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)8%£24,800 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls103 / 104
White British pupils93%

Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 29.3 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 29.8 (England 27.3).

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (15), Moderate learning difficulty (9), Autistic spectrum disorder (5), Specific learning difficulty (5), emotional and mental health (4), Other difficulty or disability (3).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll207210209210209206
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals9%11%11%11%12%13%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%1%1%1%1%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support14%16%12%13%13%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans4%6%3%1%1%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 96.0% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance96.0%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school4.4%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils1.42024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission0.9%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence4.0%3.6%3.1%3.2%4.0%3.7%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence3.2%2.7%2.2%2.3%3.8%2.7%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence0.9%0.9%1.0%0.9%0.2%1.0%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence4.4%4.4%1.7%3.4%8.4%3.9%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate1.40.50.00.00.0
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers8.2full-time equivalent, 9 people
Pupils per teacher25.2Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants6.7full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£48,150
Teachers who left in the year29%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher7.32023/24

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£6,976England £7,738. Total £1.5m
Income per pupil£6,961England £7,697. Total £1.5m
Spent on teachers per pupil£2,739England £3,480
Money in reserve9%A healthy amount put by: £134k, £638 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out-£3,210it spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£6,976spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m16212 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate67 per 1,000 people26% lower than the England average
Typical house price£187,500Rossendale
Nearest bus stop50 mKnowsley Road, 16 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, HelmshoreRoman Catholic640 m150Good 202486Compare
Helmshore Primary SchoolCouncil860 m397Good 202490Compare
Haslingden Primary SchoolFoundation0.8 miles372Good 202453Compare
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, HaslingdenRoman Catholic0.8 miles139Outstanding 202497Compare
Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary SchoolCouncil1.2 miles109No overall grade 20241Compare
Haslingden St James Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England1.2 miles204Good 202428Compare
Edenfield Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England1.3 miles208No overall grade 202597Compare
St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, RawtenstallRoman Catholic1.4 miles211Good 202384Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Haslingden Broadway Primary School with the 48 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 48 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats25%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
In the lower half of its group. Its score of 53 is 18 points below the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 3 · middle 70 · highest 100100

Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher

Of those 48 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Haslingden Broadway Primary School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.

SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Read St John's CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England8.2 miles201Good 202365Compare
Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary SchoolAcademy10.2 miles207Good 202371Compare
Trawden Forest Primary SchoolCouncil13.0 miles193Good 202379Compare
Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England15.0 miles196Report card 202680Compare
Walton-le-Dale, St Leonard's Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England15.1 miles228Not inspected59Compare

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 53 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 53% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 29 to 75. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years25%in line
+0.00
2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 29 pupils
Ofsted inspection20%in line
+0.05
Ofsted grade, 1.7 years old
Progress pupils make20%in line
+0.03
DfE progress measure; 29 pupils
Direction of travel over five years10%below
-0.08
results and attendance falling year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%above
+0.10
2024/25; 180 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils10%below
-0.08
Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 29 pupils
What parents say0%no data

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is Haslingden Broadway Primary School a good school?

It is about average. Haslingden Broadway Primary School scores 53 out of 100. That is in line with schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 25% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 29 to 75, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.

What is Haslingden Broadway Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Haslingden Broadway Primary School not judged at its last full inspection on 14 January 2025.

How good are Haslingden Broadway Primary School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 48% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 10% went further and reached the higher level.

How many pupils does Haslingden Broadway Primary School have?

207 pupils aged 5 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 210 places, so it is 99% full.

Is Haslingden Broadway Primary School oversubscribed?

Probably. The school was full in 2024/25. How close you live, and the school's other admissions rules, decide who gets in.

What is attendance like at Haslingden Broadway Primary School?

Pupils were in school 96.0% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 4% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Haslingden Broadway Primary School?

The average class had 29.6 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 14% of classes had more than 30 pupils.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Broadway, Haslingden, Rossendale, BB4 4EH
Telephone
01706 229832
Website
www.broadway.lancs.sch.uk
Acting Headteacher
Mrs Stacey-Jo Thomas
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 5-11
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Lancashire
Ward
Greenfield & Eden
Constituency
Hyndburn
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
119326 · LAESTAB 8882687 · UKPRN 10077702

Where these figures come from