Academy converter · Lancashire

Clitheroe Royal Grammar School

11–18Ages
1,496Pupils
SecondaryPhase
SelectiveGrammar school
Sixth formAges 16–18
136390URN

York Street, Clitheroe, BB7 2DJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Lancashire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in LancashireSelective

451 applications for 175 places · 40th of 81 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

70.8of 90

Lancashire 43.8 England 46.0

4th of 81 in Lancashire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 22 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

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

2.6applications per place, Year 7

close to Lancashire median (2.5) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

451 applications · 175 places offered · 231 named it first

SelectiveApplications include children who did not pass the entrance test.

2026 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.8
2019 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
2018 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2017 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
2016 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.7
2015 1.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
2014 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6

This school
Lancashire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

Selective: register for the entrance test with the school first, usually by the summer before (dates vary). Dates

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	175	451	2.6	231	1.32
Sep 2025	173	427	2.5	213	1.23
Sep 2024	179	449	2.5	230	1.28
Sep 2023	181	471	2.6	237	1.31
Sep 2022	146	362	2.5	187	1.28
Sep 2021	147	472	3.2	222	1.51
Sep 2020	148	458	3.1	194	1.31
Sep 2019	150	424	2.8	193	1.29
Sep 2018	150	367	2.5	164	1.09
Sep 2017	151	295	2.0	177	1.17
Sep 2016	152	313	2.1	205	1.35
Sep 2015	118	142	1.2	133	1.13
Sep 2014	124	275	2.2	158	1.27

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

147 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)70.84th of 81 in Lancashire

Lancashire 43.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths99%2nd of 81 in Lancashire

Lancashire 39% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths100%

Lancashire 64% England 66%

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.55

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	147	70.8	99%	100%	–
2024/25	149	74.4	96%	99%	–
2023/24	150	72.8	97%	99%	+0.55
2022/23	149	72.5	98%	100%	+0.37

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Clitheroe Royal Grammar SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2022

2.6applications per place 70.8Attainment 8 Selective
Ribblesdale School
0.9 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
Bowland High
4.7 km · Lancashire

Good2022

3.1applications per place 48.4Attainment 8
St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
7.0 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.6applications per place 45.0Attainment 8
Shuttleworth College
10.4 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 38.0Attainment 8
Burnley High School
10.8 km · Lancashire

2026

4.6applications per place 38.9Attainment 8
The Hyndburn Academy
11.7 km · Lancashire

2026

1.8applications per place 37.1Attainment 8
Marsden Heights Community College
12.1 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
Accrington Academy
12.6 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 39.8Attainment 8

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: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136390 · 888/5403
Trust: Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
Admissions policy: Selective
Capacity: 1,613 pupils · 1,496 on roll
Free school meals: 11.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2011
Replaced: Clitheroe Royal Grammar School (URN 119812)
Address: York Street, Clitheroe, BB7 2DJ
Local authority: Lancashire · Ribble Valley

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources