Sabden Primary School
Community schoolPrimaryAges 3–11Mixed
Whalley Road, Sabden, BB7 9DZ
Headteacher · Mrs Amanda Cronshaw
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Key facts
Pupils101Capacity 105
OfstedReport cardInspected 24 February 2026
Free school meals8.9%
Ofsted
Report card from the inspection on 24 February 2026.
- InclusionExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
- Early yearsExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- SafeguardingMet
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Lancashire council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in LancashireApplications for September 2026
All 14 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered14
Applications34
First choice14
First-choice offers14
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Sabden0.2 mi
- Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School1.9 mi
- Read St John's CofE Primary School1.9 mi
- Higham St John's Church of England Primary School2.1 mi
- Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School2.2 mi