Northern Primary School
Community primary school in Bacup (Lancashire).
KS2 RWM expected
50%
▼ 12pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
65%
▼ 10pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
65%
▼ 9pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
81%
▲ 9pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
96.0%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
19.4
▼ 1.3 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
17.4%
▼ 8pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
77%
161 / 210 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Northern Primary School is a primary school located in Bacup, Lancashire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 5 to 11 and currently has 165 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 210. The school is led by Mrs Anna Ewens.
Enrichment
6 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Book Club
- Dance
- Football
- Stem
- Yoga
- Forest School
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
Key facts
- URN
- 119190
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Constituency
- Rossendale and Darwen
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (8 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Sims | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Rebecca Cuppello | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Anna Rojek | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Aaron Shah | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Sophie Bowker | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sandra Melvin | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Anna Ewens | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr John Syers | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2020 · until 2028 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record