Report card · inspected Jun 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected 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
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Inspection history
- 9 June 2026Report card · 7 Expected standard
- 28 November 2023Graded inspection: Requires improvement
- 3 February 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)
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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 entry11 applications · 5 places offered · 5 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2025 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2024 5.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2023 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2022 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.5
- 2021 5.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2020 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2019 8.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2018 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2017 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.5
- 2016 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2015 3.5; 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 | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 4 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2024 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 6 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 2 | 0.67 |
| Sep 2021 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 8 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 6 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2015 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.83 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25all three met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Lancashire median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 67% | 0% | 106 | 105 |
| 2022/23 | 89% | 33% | 110 | 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
- Bolton by Bowland Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolThis schoolThis school20262.2applications per place
- 4.0 km · LancashireGraded · no overall grade20251.6applications per place 94%met the SATs standard
- 4.6 km · LancashireGood20235.3applications per place 14%met the SATs standard
- 5.6 km · LancashireGraded · no overall grade20243.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- Remains Good20232.3applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
- 8.2 km · LancashireGood20242.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
- 8.3 km · LancashireRemains Good20223.0applications per place
- 8.5 km · Lancashire20262.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 9.0 km · LancashireGood20232.4applications per place
- 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
- 119688 · 888/3809
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 58 pupils · 25 on roll
- Free school meals
- 8.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Address
- Gisburn Road, Bolton-by-Bowland, Clitheroe, BB7 4NP
- Local authority
- Lancashire · Ribble Valley
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources