Coates Lane Primary School
Community schoolPrimaryAges 4–11Mixed
Kirkstall Drive, Coates Lane Primary School, Barnoldswick, BB18 6EZ
Headteacher · Mr David Toddington
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 30 June 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils157Capacity 210
OfstedGraded inspectionInspected 21 January 2025
Free school meals24.8%
Ofsted
Inspection on 21 January 2025. Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- 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
All 16 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered18
Applications54
First choice16
First-choice offers16
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 Academy0.5 mi
- Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School0.5 mi
- Gisburn Road Community Primary School0.6 mi
- Salterforth Primary School1.1 mi
- Thornton in Craven Community Primary School1.6 mi