Community school · Lancashire

Edisford Primary School

4–11Ages
212Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119275URN

Edisford Road, Clitheroe, BB7 2LN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.5 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

62 applications for 30 places · 294th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

81%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

The graded inspection, 26 February 2020Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

19 March 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
26 February 2020
Graded inspection: 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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Lancashire median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

62 applications · 30 places offered · 30 named it first

2026 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 3.7; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 3.6; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 3.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 3.6; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 3.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 3.5; 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	30	62	2.1	30	1.00
Sep 2025	30	78	2.6	29	0.97
Sep 2024	29	73	2.5	30	1.03
Sep 2023	27	72	2.7	26	0.96
Sep 2022	30	111	3.7	44	1.47
Sep 2021	30	94	3.1	30	1.00
Sep 2020	30	109	3.6	36	1.20
Sep 2019	30	100	3.3	34	1.13
Sep 2018	30	118	3.9	46	1.53
Sep 2017	30	109	3.6	44	1.47
Sep 2016	30	107	3.6	42	1.40
Sep 2015	30	88	2.9	29	0.97
Sep 2014	30	105	3.5	39	1.30

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 83% · Maths 86% → all three 81% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard81%36th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard53%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth33%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard39%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	81%	19%	108	108
2023/24	77%	11%	105	105
2022/23	79%	24%	108	110

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

Edisford Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe
0.8 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

3.9applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.9 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.4applications per place
Clitheroe Pendle Primary School
1.5 km · Lancashire

Good2024

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

2026

2.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
2.6 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Barrow URC Primary School
3.0 km · Lancashire

Good2024

3.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Chatburn Church of England Primary School
4.4 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

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

Good2023

5.3applications per place 14%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119275 · 888/2391
Capacity: 210 pupils · 212 on roll
Free school meals: 7.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Edisford Road, Clitheroe, BB7 2LN
Local authority: Lancashire · Ribble Valley

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