St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe
Primary schoolSt James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe is a primary school in Ribble Valley, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 262 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, March 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 19 March 2025
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 51% of pupils at St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
2% 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 | 51% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 2% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101 | 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
In a straight line- Ribblesdale SchoolAll-through. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 41.9 (2025/26, provisional)260 m
- Ribblesdale Nursery SchoolNursery. Standards maintained, March 2025280 m
- St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), July 2023, before the school changed380 m
- Edisford Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)770 m
- Clitheroe Royal Grammar SchoolSecondary. Outstanding (overall), November 2022. Attainment 8 of 70.8 (2025/26, provisional)920 m
- Clitheroe Brookside Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)980 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Ribble Valley
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).