Primary schools in Clitheroe

17 primary schools in Clitheroe, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings. All-through schools, which take pupils from 4 to 18, are listed on both the primary and the secondary page for their town.

Clitheroe in figures

For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 17 schools in Clitheroe first 304 times for 303 places: 1.00 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Lancashire authority's 472 schools. 2 of the 17 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 3 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 1.00 miles (Edisford Primary School) to 1.40 miles (Clitheroe Pendle Primary School).

Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.

Barrow URC Primary SchoolGood · BB7 9AZ
Chatburn Church of England Primary SchoolGood · BB7 4AS
Clitheroe Pendle Primary SchoolGood · BB7 2AL
Edisford Primary SchoolGood · BB7 2LN
Gisburn Primary SchoolGood · BB7 4ET
Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood · BB7 4QS
Ribblesdale SchoolGood · all-through (4 to 18) · BB7 1EJ
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Hurst GreenGood · BB7 9QJ
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, SabdenGood · BB7 9ED
St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyGood · BB7 1AG
Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood · BB7 3JE
Bolton by Bowland Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolExpected standard · BB7 4NP
Whalley Church of England Primary SchoolExpected standard · BB7 9SY
Clitheroe Brookside Primary SchoolNeeds attention · BB7 1NW
Slaidburn Brennands Endowed Primary SchoolNeeds attention · BB7 3ER
St James' Church of England Primary School, ClitheroeNo current grade · BB7 1ED
Thorneyholme Roman Catholic Primary School, Dunsop BridgeNo current grade · BB7 3BG

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