Clitheroe Pendle Primary School, Clitheroe
Clitheroe Pendle Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in Clitheroe. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 6th-highest of the 12 schools in Clitheroe with published results, and 3,408th of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 108% of capacity.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Lancashire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Clitheroe Pendle Primary School in detail
Clitheroe Pendle Primary School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include netball and gymnastics.
The school runs after-school care.
Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils at Clitheroe Pendle Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 80% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Lancashire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 90% in reading and 94% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Clitheroe Pendle Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 46 families put Clitheroe Pendle Primary School as their first choice and 119 named it as one of their preferences, for 48 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Clitheroe Pendle Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Clitheroe Pendle Primary School are Clitheroe Brookside Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 63% reading, 60% maths); St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (0.5 miles); St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe (0.7 miles, Good, 73% reading, 64% maths); and Edisford Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 86% reading, 86% maths).
Clitheroe Pendle Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.
Clitheroe Brookside Primary SchoolSt Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademySt James' Church of England Primary School, ClitheroeEdisford Primary School
Who goes there
7.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 11.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (89%) and Asian (6%).
In 2026, 12 pupils (3.4%) received SEN support and 7 (2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Clitheroe Rail Station, about 580 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Fox Street (opposite), 120 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Clitheroe Pendle Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
Clitheroe Pendle Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Clitheroe Pendle Primary School are Clitheroe Royal Grammar School (0.2 miles) and Ribblesdale School (0.7 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils are happy to attend Clitheroe Pendle Primary School. They enjoy playing with their friends at playtimes. They trust adults to keep them safe and to listen to any worries that they may have.
The school is ambitious for pupils to achieve well. This includes pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Typically, pupils respond positively to the work that teachers prepare for them. In the main, they achieve well.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school has designed a well-organised curriculum that enables children in the early years and pupils in key stages 1 and 2 to build up their knowledge logically and securely in most subjects. However, in a small number of subjects and areas of learning in the early years, the school has not made clear exactly what pupils need to know. This means that sometimes teachers find it difficult to design learning that helps pupils to learn and remember more. On occasion, this leads to gaps in pupils' learning that stop them from building on what they know.
The school fosters a love of reading. It invests in high-quality and engaging books that pupils love to read. Pupils enjoy choosing books from the well-stocked library and class reading areas. Children in the early years look forward to the special time each day when adults read to them.
From Ofsted's July 2024 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its July 2024 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
7.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 90% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 94% to 80% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 90% to 78% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
31.7
Avg class size
29.5
Infant (KS1)
33.5
KS2
11
Total classes
6 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Clitheroe Pendle Primary School
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Clitheroe Pendle Primary School.
- Sportscool Pendle Primary School Holiday ClubAt the school · Not yet graded
- Brookside Out of School Care Club510m away · Ofsted: Good
- Pro Sport Coaching790m away · Not yet graded
- Progressive Kids790m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Clitheroe Pendle Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Lancashire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Clitheroe Pendle Primary School is in Lancashire; for families living there:
- Lancashire's school travel policy: school transport policies
- How to apply: Apply for free home to school transport assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 18
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 18 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 13 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Lancashire is 12 (the median across 707 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
108%
Over capacity
347 pupils
321 places
26 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Clitheroe
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Clitheroe
Across Lancashire council
Places available
15,442
Applications
12,122
Got 1st preference
91.3%
Got preferred school
98.3%
All primary applications across Lancashire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
12
SEN Support
7
EHC Plans
5.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
349
Total Pupils
174
Boys
175
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
18
Teachers
19.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,079
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,037
Per pupil
£1882k
Total funding
£35k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.2%
Overall absence
5.0%
Persistent absence
303
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Clitheroe Pendle Primary School
Questions parents ask about Clitheroe Pendle Primary School
What are SATs results like at Clitheroe Pendle Primary School?
Of the pupils at Clitheroe Pendle Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 90% reached the expected standard in reading and 80% did so in maths.
What is Clitheroe Pendle Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Clitheroe Pendle Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in July 2024. At its previous graded inspection in 2012 it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Clitheroe Pendle Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Clitheroe Pendle Primary School is oversubscribed, Lancashire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Clitheroe Pendle Primary School?
Clitheroe Pendle Primary School was full in 2025, at 108% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Clitheroe Pendle Primary School?
Classes at Clitheroe Pendle Primary School average 31.7 pupils (2025/26). 6 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Clitheroe Pendle Primary School?
Clitheroe Pendle Primary School has around 349 pupils on roll. 7% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Clitheroe Pendle Primary School?
3.2% of sessions were missed at Clitheroe Pendle Primary School in 2024/25. 5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Clitheroe Pendle Primary School?
Apply through Lancashire's coordinated admissions process, naming Clitheroe Pendle Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Clitheroe Pendle Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Sportscool Pendle Primary School Holiday Club (registered, not yet graded). There are 3 more within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Clitheroe Pendle Primary School's term dates?
Clitheroe Pendle Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Lancashire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Clitheroe Pendle Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 18 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 13 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Lancashire is 12 (the median across 707 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Clitheroe Pendle Primary School?
Clitheroe Pendle Primary School is at Princess Avenue, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 2AL.
Sources: Lancashire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)