Schools can be rated one of four grades: outstanding, good, requires improvement and inadequate, with a mix of ratings being given out this month.
If a school/nursery requires improvement, it is put under special measures, whilst good schools are checked less frequently.
Take a look at the 23 schools below, including their classifications, highlights and areas that require improvement...
5. St Mary and St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Barton Newsham
Report published Nov 5 following an inspection on Oct 1-2. Classed as 'good' for all categories bar one 'outstanding'. Highlights: warm and friendly school; pupils achieve and behavewell; wide range of clubs. Improvements needed: in a small number of foundation subjects, the school has not fully considered where pupils may have gaps in knowledge. Previous inspection: Good. | Google Maps
6. St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Report published Nov 5 following an inspection on Sept 24-25. Classed as 'good' for all categories. Highlights: rich curriculum; warm and friendly school; pupils achieve and behave well. Improvements needed: assessment strategies. Previous inspection: Good. | Google Maps
7. Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary School
Report published Nov 7 following an inspection on Oct 8-9. Classed as 'requires improvement' for all categories bar one 'good. Highlights: new and ambitious curriculum; pupils benefit from the school’s focus on their wider development. Improvements needed: school does not consider the gaps that pupils have in their knowledge carefullyenough when designing the curriculum; pupil behaviour; define what ppupils should know by end of Reception. Previous inspection: Requires improvement. | Google Maps
8. Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall
Report published Nov 11 following an inspection on Oct 1-2. Classed as 'good' for all categories bar one 'outstanding'. Highlights: happy and caring school; pupils achieve well across a broad range of subjects; wide range of trips and clubs. Improvements needed: weaknesses in the previous curriculum mean pupils have gaps in their learning that teachers do not identify. Previous inspection: Requires Improvement. | Google Maps