Castercliff Primary School

State-Funded School

castercliff-primary-school-lancashire-north-west

North WestRegion

LancashireLocal Authority

Pendle and ClitheroeConstituency

BB9 8JJPostcode

1.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Castercliff Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Lancashire, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 387 pupils. Castercliff Primary School is part of Pendle Education Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 38%
Higher standard: 6%
Reading score: 99
Maths score: 100

Ethnicity

White

55%

Asian

37%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

387

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

47%

England average

27%

First language not English

59%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 387
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Pendle Education Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 8 June 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
11 Jun 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.