Earby Springfield Primary School
Primary school in Barnoldswick, Lancashire. Requires improvement (Apr 2024).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 16 April 2024, report published 9 June 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Requires improvement overall. Not yet good. Schools with this grade were normally inspected again within 30 months. 11% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Requires improvement.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around October 2026
The last inspection was in April 2024. Schools graded requires improvement were normally inspected again within 30 months. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 1.3 milesKelbrook Primary School
School remains Good (Sep 2022)
- 1.4 milesSalterforth Primary School
Good (Jul 2023)
- 1.4 milesThornton in Craven Community Primary School
School remains Good (Nov 2023)
- 1.7 milesCoates Lane Primary School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Jan 2025)
- 1.8 milesBarnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School
Good (Jul 2022)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.