Wheatley Lane Road, Barrowford, Nelson, Lancashire BB9 6QT
10 reasons to choose Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School
Top line
Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 70. It is one of the best state primary schools in Nelson and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 2 miles.
School fundamentals
Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection. It is one of the 20 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Lancashire LEA.
Average class size
Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School has four mixed-age classes and an average class size of 34 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School ranks in the top 13% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 11% of schools.
The Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.55am to 3.15pm. After school care to 5.30pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School
St Joseph’s Park Hill School (6.3 miles); Oakhill Preparatory School (9.9 miles).
Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School (1.6 miles); Padiham Primary School (4.8 miles); Laneshaw Bridge Primary (4.9 miles).
Oakhill School (9 miles); Moorland School (10 miles).
Nelson and Colne College (0.8 miles); Ribblesdale High School (9.2 miles); Clitheroe Royal Grammar School (9.3 miles).