Community school · Lancashire

Clitheroe Brookside Primary School

5–11Ages
87Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119321URN

Bright Street, Clitheroe, BB7 1NW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.3 above Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

23 applications for 8 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 21 April 2026Published 10 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing			Needs attention
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

21 April 2026
Report card · 1 Expected standard, 6 Needs attention
8 February 2022
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

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Lancashire median (2.6) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

23 applications · 8 places offered · 8 named it first

2026 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 3.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 3.0; 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	8	23	2.9	8	1.00
Sep 2025	14	35	2.5	11	0.79
Sep 2024	11	41	3.7	9	0.82
Sep 2023	15	49	3.3	14	0.93
Sep 2022	19	34	1.8	13	0.68
Sep 2021	17	36	2.1	15	0.88
Sep 2020	19	50	2.6	17	0.89
Sep 2019	19	55	2.9	19	1.00
Sep 2018	30	97	3.2	28	0.93
Sep 2017	24	75	3.1	17	0.71
Sep 2016	26	80	3.1	20	0.77
Sep 2015	20	56	2.8	20	1.00
Sep 2014	30	90	3.0	28	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 83% · Maths 60% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%331st of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard60%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	50%	10%	102	101
2023/24	30%	4%	100	97
2022/23	78%	9%	105	106

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 Brookside Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Clitheroe Pendle Primary School
0.6 km · Lancashire

Good2024

2.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.7 km · Lancashire

Good2023

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

Standards maintained2025

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

Standards maintained2025

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

Remains Good2023

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

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Barrow URC Primary School
3.5 km · Lancashire

Good2024

3.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
3.9 km · Lancashire

Good2023

5.3applications per place 14%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119321 · 888/2651
Capacity: 210 pupils · 87 on roll
Free school meals: 26.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Bright Street, Clitheroe, BB7 1NW
Local authority: Lancashire · Ribble Valley

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