Gisburn Road Community Primary School
Community schoolPrimaryAges 4–11Mixed
Gisburn Road, Barnoldswick, BB18 5LS
Headteacher · Mrs Lisa McCloskey
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 14 September 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils204Capacity 210
OfstedGraded inspectionInspected 29 April 2025
Free school meals16.2%
Ofsted
Inspection on 29 April 2025. Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
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
30 of the 33 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered30
Applications90
First choice33
First-choice offers30
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 Joseph's Catholic primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.2 mi
- Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School0.5 mi
- Coates Lane Primary School0.6 mi
- Salterforth Primary School1.2 mi
- Kelbrook Primary School2.2 mi