Clitheroe Brookside Primary School

Primary

Lancashire · Clitheroe · BB7 1NW http://www.brookside.lancs.sch.uk

Pupils
87
cap. 210
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
21 Apr 2026
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

Safeguarding
Standards met
Early years
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Inclusion
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Needs attention

Other Ofsted reports

7 reports
8 Feb 2022
School inspection
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13 Mar 2018
Full inspection
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2 Apr 2014
Full inspection
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

We have no published last-distance figure for this school, so we cannot say how close you would have needed to live last year. Places may be given on other criteria, such as faith, selection or siblings: check the school's admissions policy. We do not draw catchment maps.

This school is in Lancashire. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Applications and offers

Primary · Reception · 2026/27

8places offered

23 applications named this school. 8 put it first.

Offers by preference

1st preference: 8 offers from 8 applications
2nd preference: 0 offers from 7 applications
3rd preference: 0 offers from 8 applications

Each child gets one offer: the highest preference with a place for them. Lower-preference applicants often got a higher choice elsewhere.

Published preference and offer counts from national offer day. Not a prediction of whether you will get a place.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
50%
+20pp
LA
60%
England
62%
78%54%30%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
10%
+6pp
LA
7%
England
8%
10%7%3%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
63%
Reading higher standard
17%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
60%
Maths higher standard
27%
Science expected standard
73%
SPAG expected standard
67%
LA AVG 73%
SPAG higher standard
17%
LA AVG 27%
Reading scaled score
102.0
LA AVG 105
Maths scaled score
101.0
LA AVG 104
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

Pupils and FSM: Get Information about Schools · Other figures: 2024/25 · January 2025 school census

Pupils on roll
87
cap. 210
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.8
LA AVG 20.68:1
21.019.117.2
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EAL
7%
LA AVG 12.07%
9%7%5%
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Eligible for FSM
26.4%
SEN
16%
LA AVG 17.28%
16%12%9%
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Overall absence
4.8%
LA
5.06%
England
5.2%
5.9%4.8%3.6%
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Persistent absence
14.2%
LA
12.35%
England
12.99%
16.4%10.6%4.8%
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Overview

AddressBright Street, Clitheroe, BB7 1NW
Telephone01200425564
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.8:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£8,205 spend / pupil£8,458 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2550%10%———30
2023/2430%4%———27
2022/2378%9%-0.10+0.40+0.9023
2018/1968%4%-0.30-0.90+0.6028
2017/1841%4%-2.00-5.60-0.6027
2016/1750%3%-3.90-4.40-3.3030
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2563%17%83%10%60%27%73%67%102.0101.0103.016%
2023/2448%7%63%7%37%7%63%44%100.097.0100.014%
2022/2378%35%78%13%91%22%83%70%105.0106.0103.013%
2018/1975%25%75%11%82%29%89%75%104.0105.0104.09%
2017/1863%19%44%4%74%30%93%74%103.0104.0105.012%
2016/1767%13%60%7%67%3%83%70%102.0102.0104.09%

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2513519.816%7%25%4.8%14.2%
2023/2414717.914%5%26%5.4%15.0%
2022/2315919.413%5%26%5.9%16.4%
2021/2215817.213%6%22%5.9%13.7%
2020/2117221.011%8%19%——
2018/1918618.69%9%14%4.2%8.6%
2017/1818719.912%8%13%3.6%4.8%
2016/1718419.69%5%16%4.2%8.8%

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