Barnacre Road Primary School
Primary school in Longridge, Lancashire. Inadequate (Feb 2023). Special measures.
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 2 February 2023, report published 28 March 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Special measures. Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern.
This grade was given to Barnacre Road Primary School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Barnacre Road Primary School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Inadequate overall. The lowest grade. The school had serious problems. 2% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Inadequate.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Early years | Inadequate |
| 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 February 2027
The last inspection was in February 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. That’s within the next six months.
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 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.1 milesLongridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary School
School remains Good (Mar 2023)
- 0.4 milesLongridge Church of England Primary School
Report card, May 2026: 7 expected
- 1.8 milesAlston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge
School remains Good (Oct 2022)
- 1.8 milesSt Francis Catholic Primary School, Goosnargh
Report card, Jan 2026: 7 strong
- 2.6 milesGoosnargh Oliverson's Church of England Primary School
School remains Good (Jun 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.