# Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge

Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge is a primary school in South Ribble, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 195 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E133645. [South Ribble](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 195
- Council: South Ribble
- URN: 133645

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, January 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 13 January 2023
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 63% of pupils at Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
3% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Bridgeway School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bridgeway-school-e147206): 350 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-and-st-benedicts-roman-catholic-primary-school-e119704): 700 m. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bamber-bridge-st-aidans-church-of-england-primary-school-e119380): 850 m. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 20% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brownedge-st-marys-catholic-high-school-e119784): 870 m. Secondary. Standards maintained, May 2025. Attainment 8 of 44.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- [The Coppice School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-coppice-school-e119893): 930 m. Special. School remains Good, May 2024
- [Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walton-le-dale-community-primary-school-e119286): 1.2 km. Primary. School remains Good, March 2024. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/133645)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/133645)

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