# St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe

St 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.

Primary school. Code E119419. [Ribble Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/ribble-valley)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 262
- Council: Ribble Valley
- URN: 119419

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained, March 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection: Standards maintained, 19 March 2025
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, 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

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

- [Ribblesdale School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ribblesdale-school-e119716): 260 m. All-through. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 41.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Ribblesdale Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ribblesdale-nursery-school-e119089): 280 m. Nursery. Standards maintained, March 2025
- [St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michael-and-st-johns-roman-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e152198): 380 m. Primary. Good (overall), July 2023, before the school changed
- [Edisford Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/edisford-primary-school-e119275): 770 m. Primary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Clitheroe Royal Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clitheroe-royal-grammar-school-e136390): 920 m. Secondary. Outstanding (overall), November 2022. Attainment 8 of 70.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Clitheroe Brookside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clitheroe-brookside-primary-school-e119321): 980 m. Primary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 50% 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/119419)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/119419)

## How to cite

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