Community school · Lancashire

Clitheroe Pendle Primary School

5–11Ages
349Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119161URN

Princess Avenue, Clitheroe, BB7 2AL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

119 applications for 48 places · 195th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 16 July 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.5applications per place, Reception

close to Lancashire median (2.6) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

119 applications · 48 places offered · 46 named it first

2026 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.4

This school
Lancashire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	48	119	2.5	46	0.96
Sep 2025	50	126	2.5	50	1.00
Sep 2024	50	133	2.7	52	1.04
Sep 2023	50	127	2.5	56	1.12
Sep 2022	50	151	3.0	66	1.32
Sep 2021	50	132	2.6	58	1.16
Sep 2020	50	134	2.7	43	0.86
Sep 2019	50	129	2.6	49	0.98
Sep 2018	50	148	3.0	51	1.02
Sep 2017	50	142	2.8	55	1.10
Sep 2016	50	145	2.9	56	1.12
Sep 2015	49	101	2.1	47	0.96
Sep 2014	51	150	2.9	70	1.37

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 78% · Maths 80% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%160th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	68%	14%	107	106
2023/24	84%	14%	109	109
2022/23	64%	8%	106	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Clitheroe Pendle Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Clitheroe Brookside Primary School
0.6 km · Lancashire

2026

2.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.8 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.4applications per place
St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe
1.2 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

3.9applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Edisford Primary School
1.5 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
2.0 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Chatburn Church of England Primary School
2.9 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
3.6 km · Lancashire

Good2023

5.3applications per place 14%met the SATs standard
Barrow URC Primary School
3.9 km · Lancashire

Good2024

3.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

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.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119161 · 888/2064
Capacity: 350 pupils · 349 on roll
Free school meals: 7.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Princess Avenue, Clitheroe, BB7 2AL
Local authority: Lancashire · Ribble Valley

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources