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Schools in Ribble Valley

  • 40State-funded schools
  • 32Primary
  • 6Secondary

Admissions are run by Lancashire for the whole county.

Applications per placeCircle size: applications
Applications per place · secondary
2.6
close to Lancashire median (2.5)
Median school in Ribble Valley
New Ofsted report cards
8of 40 schools
Results by area
First choice · secondary · Lancashire-wide
87%
Lancashire admissions

What has Ofsted found here?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report cards 8 schools of 40 · since November 2025

  • Inclusion
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Early years
  • Leadership and governance

One dot per school.

Overall grade from Ofsted's previous framework 27 schools · graded 2012 to 2024

  • Outstanding2
  • Good23
  • Requires improvement1
  • Inadequate1

Includes grades confirmed by a later ungraded inspection. Not comparable with report cards.

Graded 2024/25, no overall grade 5 schools

Key judgementOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of education–5––
Behaviour and attitudes14––
Personal development32––
Leadership and management–5––

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Secondary schools in Ribble Valley

6 schools · Year 7 entry 2026

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Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sorted by Attainment 8, highest first.

Sorted by the date of the latest Ofsted inspection, newest first.

Sorted by name.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeAttainment 8FSM
Bowland High Good2022 3.1 applications per place 48.4 10%
St Cecilia's RC High School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 2.7 applications per place 44.0 30%
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School Selective Outstanding2022 2.6 applications per place 70.8 11%
St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy Faith Good2023 2.6 applications per place 45.0 15%
Ribblesdale School Graded · no overall grade2025 2.4 applications per place 41.9 17%
Longridge High School Requires improvement2021 1.7 applications per place 51.1 34%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Primary schools in Ribble Valley

32 schools · Reception entry 2026

Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeSATs standardFSM
Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Faith Good2023 5.3small intake applications per place 14% 3%
St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe Faith Standards maintained2025 3.9 applications per place 51% 15%
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping Faith 2026 3.9small intake applications per place – 17%
Longridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 3.8 applications per place 67% 29%
Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge Faith Remains Good2022 3.7 applications per place 66% 18%
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Sabden Faith Remains Good2022 3.4small intake applications per place 43% 25%
Chatburn Church of England Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2024 3.4 applications per place 65% 10%
Barrow URC Primary School Faith Good2024 3.3 applications per place 73% 6%
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho Faith 2026 3.3 applications per place 71% 6%
Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 3.3 applications per place 67% 2%
Slaidburn Brennands Endowed Primary School Faith Remains Good2022 3.0small intake applications per place – 4%
Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2024 2.9 applications per place 91% 5%
Clitheroe Brookside Primary School 2026 2.9small intake applications per place 50% 26%
Longridge Church of England Primary School Faith 2026 2.8 applications per place 83% 24%
Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 2.8small intake applications per place 79% 6%
Whalley Church of England Primary School Faith 2026 2.8 applications per place 81% 7%
Brabins Endowed School Faith Outstanding2024 2.7 applications per place 90% 7%
Barnacre Road Primary School Special measures Inadequate2023 2.5 applications per place 41% 22%
Clitheroe Pendle Primary School Good2024 2.5 applications per place 68% 7%
Sabden Primary School 2026 2.4small intake applications per place 50% 9%
Mellor St Mary Church of England Primary School Faith Improved significantly2025 2.4 applications per place 65% 12%
St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Faith Good2023 2.4small intake applications per place – 18%
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Osbaldeston Faith 2026 2.3small intake applications per place 71% 8%
Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 2.3 applications per place 55% 3%
Bolton by Bowland Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Faith 2026 2.2small intake applications per place – 8%
Edisford Primary School Standards maintained2025 2.1 applications per place 81% 8%
Ribchester St Wilfrid's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 2.1 applications per place 30% 7%
Read St John's CofE Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 1.9 applications per place 73% 10%
Salesbury Church of England Primary School Faith Remains Good2022 1.9 applications per place 70% 7%
Gisburn Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 1.6 applications per place 94% 9%
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Hurst Green Faith Good2024 1.3small intake applications per place 71% 4%
Thorneyholme Roman Catholic Primary School, Dunsop Bridge Faith Standards maintained2025 1.2small intake applications per place – 4%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

Special schools and other provision

2 schools