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Foulridge Saint Michael and All Angels CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided
Skipton Road, Foulridge, Colne BB8 7NN · st-michaelangels.lancs.sch.uk · 01282 861338
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 57%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lancashire 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 175
- 83% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 25.1%
- First language not English
- 1.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 32 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 84% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 84% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 13 | 11 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 28 | 22 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 22 | 13 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 23 | 18 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Lancashire it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼57% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Foulridge Saint Michael and All Angels CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 30 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 30 Apr 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
May 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Sept 2021Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Dec 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Jun 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
67% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (21 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 67%
- Replies
- 21
- 11% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied