SchoolScoresSchools in Clitheroe
All 23 schools in Clitheroe: 16 state primary schools, 4 state secondary schools and 3 independent schools, with Ofsted inspections, results and admissions dates.
Best primary schools in Clitheroe · Best secondary schools in Clitheroe · Private schools in Clitheroe
Council admissions: Lancashire.
Primary schools (16) · Secondary schools (4) · Independent schools (3)
Primary schools
16 schools.
- Barrow URC Primary School Voluntary controlled school · Ofsted: Good (2024) · 73% met expected standard (KS2)
- Bolton by Bowland CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 7 expected
- Chatburn CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) · 65% met expected standard (KS2)
- Clitheroe Brookside Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 1 expected, 6 needs attention · 50% met expected standard (KS2)
- Clitheroe Pendle Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2024) · 68% met expected standard (KS2)
- Edisford Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2020), confirmed 2025 · 81% met expected standard (KS2)
- Gisburn Primary School Community school · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 94% met expected standard (KS2)
- Grindleton CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 14% met expected standard (KS2)
- Slaidburn Brennands Endowed Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed 2022
- St James' CofE Primary School, Clitheroe Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2015), confirmed 2025 · 51% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Hurst Green Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2024) · 71% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Sabden Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed 2022 · 43% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Academy · Ofsted: Good (2023, before conversion) · 57% met expected standard (KS2)
- Thorneyholme Roman Catholic Primary School, Dunsop Bridge Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2015), confirmed 2025
- Waddington and West Bradford CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2013), confirmed 2023 · 55% met expected standard (KS2)
- Whalley CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 1 strong, 6 expected · 81% met expected standard (KS2)
Secondary schools
4 schools.
- Bowland High Academy · Ofsted: Good (2022) · 43% grade 5+ English and maths
- Clitheroe Royal Grammar School Grammar school · Ofsted: Outstanding (2022) · 96% grade 5+ English and maths
- Ribblesdale School Community school · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 38% grade 5+ English and maths
- St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy Academy · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 42% grade 5+ English and maths
Independent schools
3 schools.
- Moorland School Limited Independent, inspected by ISI · 0% A*/A at A level
- Oakhill School Independent, inspected by ISI
- Stonyhurst College Independent, inspected by ISI · 48% A*/A at A level
Page updated 26 September 2026.