Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe

4–11Ages
262Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
119419URN

Greenacre Street, St. James C of E Primary Schoo, CLITHEROE, BB7 1ED · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2015

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.9per place

1.3 above Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

58 applications for 15 places · 25th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

51%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2015

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

Inspection history

19 March 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
30 June 2015
Graded inspection: Good

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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

3.9applications per place, Reception

1.3 above Lancashire median (2.6) 1.7 above England median (2.2)

58 applications · 15 places offered · 13 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 1.3; 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	15	58	3.9	13	0.87
Sep 2025	31	69	2.2	16	0.52
Sep 2024	37	84	2.3	33	0.89
Sep 2023	34	94	2.8	32	0.94
Sep 2022	45	104	2.3	37	0.82
Sep 2021	28	74	2.6	24	0.86
Sep 2020	39	91	2.3	36	0.92
Sep 2019	43	97	2.3	41	0.95
Sep 2018	43	99	2.3	31	0.72
Sep 2017	45	88	2.0	38	0.84
Sep 2016	44	96	2.2	39	0.89
Sep 2015	30	66	2.2	30	1.00
Sep 2014	52	69	1.3	23	0.44

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 64% · Maths 64% → all three 51% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard51%330th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard64%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard13%

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	51%	2%	104	101
2023/24	55%	0%	104	101
2022/23	44%	2%	103	102

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

St James' Church of England Primary School, ClitheroeThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

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

Good2023

2.4applications per place
Edisford Primary School
0.8 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Clitheroe Brookside Primary School
1.0 km · Lancashire

2026

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

Good2024

2.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Barrow URC Primary School
2.7 km · Lancashire

Good2024

3.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
2.8 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

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

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
4.8 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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119419 · 888/3304
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 315 pupils · 262 on roll
Free school meals: 14.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Greenacre Street, St. James C of E Primary Schoo, CLITHEROE, BB7 1ED
Local authority: Lancashire · Ribble Valley

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