Britannia Community Primary School
Community school in Bacup, Lancashire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 204 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 225 |
| Free school meals | 10.30% |
| Local authority | Lancashire |
| Address | Rochdale Road, Bacup, Lancashire, OL13 9TS |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.britanniaprimary.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01706874447 |
| URN | 119189 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 14 April 2026, published 7 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Latest ungraded inspection: 26 January 2022, outcome: School remains Good.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- St John With St Michael Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 1.8 km)
- Bacup Thorn Primary School (primary school, about 2.0 km)
- Sharneyford Primary School (primary school, about 2.4 km)
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup (primary school, about 2.5 km)
- Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 2.7 km)
- Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth (primary school, about 3.1 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Lancashire
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.