Clitheroe Pendle Primary School

State-Funded School

clitheroe-pendle-primary-school-lancashire-north-west

North WestRegion

LancashireLocal Authority

Pendle and ClitheroeConstituency

BB7 2ALPostcode

8.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Clitheroe Pendle Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 5–11, located in Lancashire, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 349 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 84%
Higher standard: 14%
Reading score: 109
Maths score: 109

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

349

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

11%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 5 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 349
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
22 Sept 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
7 Dec 2012	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.