Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

Whalley Church of England Primary School

5–11Ages
315Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
119429URN

Church Lane, Whalley, Clitheroe, BB7 9SY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.2 above Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

119 applications for 43 places · 132nd 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

Report card · inspected 10 March 2026Published 1 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

10 March 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
1 December 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Lancashire median (2.6) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

119 applications · 43 places offered · 37 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.4; 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	43	119	2.8	37	0.86
Sep 2025	45	119	2.6	43	0.96
Sep 2024	45	132	2.9	51	1.13
Sep 2023	45	108	2.4	41	0.91
Sep 2022	45	113	2.5	48	1.07
Sep 2021	44	98	2.2	44	1.00
Sep 2020	45	106	2.4	49	1.09
Sep 2019	31	101	3.3	29	0.94
Sep 2018	29	91	3.1	23	0.79
Sep 2017	39	95	2.4	26	0.67
Sep 2016	38	96	2.5	37	0.97
Sep 2015	38	82	2.2	37	0.97
Sep 2014	40	94	2.4	32	0.80

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 84% · Maths 88% → 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 standard88%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard47%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard35%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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%	12%	108	107
2023/24	77%	7%	106	106
2022/23	63%	11%	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

Whalley Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.8applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary School
2.3 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 91%met the SATs standard
Barrow URC Primary School
2.5 km · Lancashire

Good2024

3.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho
3.4 km · Lancashire

2026

3.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
3.6 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood
3.6 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.5applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Read St John's CofE Primary School
3.9 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Great Harwood Primary School
4.2 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.2applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Wulstan's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood
4.2 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.6applications per place 27%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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119429 · 888/3321
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 315 pupils · 315 on roll
Free school meals: 6.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Church Lane, Whalley, Clitheroe, BB7 9SY
Local authority: Lancashire · Ribble Valley

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