66%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
38%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
43.5
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
21%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
1000.5
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,410
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 11/02/2020
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhaseAll-through
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio17.1:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Ribblesdale School · All-through · Lancashire
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
66%
+5pp
71%65%59%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
38%
-3pp
48%40%32%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 38%
Attainment 8
43.5
+0.3
47.944.841.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 43.5
EBacc entry
21%
+4pp
26%22%17%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 21%
EBacc APS
1000.5
+1.0
1000.5947.6894.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 1000.5
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,410
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
16%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
22%
Contact
Address
Queens Road, Clitheroe, BB7 1EJ
Local authority
Lancashire
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | — | — | — | 12% | 1,410 |
| 2023/24 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | — | — | — | 12% | 1,396 |
| 2022/23 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | 11% | 1,408 |
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.
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 66% | 38% | 43.5 | Not applicable | 21% | 1000.5 | 28% | 1,410 |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 41% | 43.2 | -0.25 | 17% | 999.5 | 25% | 1,396 |
| 2022/23 | 59% | 32% | 41.7 | -0.34 | 17% | 943.3 | 26% | 1,408 |
| 2021/22 | 68% | 44% | 41.7 | -0.75 | 19% | 917.9 | 29% | 1,371 |
| 2018/19 | 71% | 48% | 47.9 | +0.05 | 26% | 894.7 | 34% | 1,235 |
| 2017/18 | 65% | 41% | 45.1 | -0.27 | 15% | 868.0 | 21% | 1,189 |
| 2016/17 | 65% | 40% | 45.9 | -0.14 | 16% | — | 24% | 1,197 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,410 | 17.5 | 12% | 2% | 16% | 7% | 22% |
| 2023/24 | 1,396 | 17.8 | 12% | 2% | 16% | 8% | 26% |
| 2022/23 | 1,408 | 17.5 | 11% | 2% | 15% | 7% | 22% |
| 2021/22 | 1,371 | 17.7 | 12% | 1% | 15% | 6% | 20% |
| 2020/21 | 1,336 | 18.0 | 10% | 2% | 15% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,235 | 17.7 | 7% | 3% | 15% | 5% | 11% |
| 2017/18 | 1,189 | 17.4 | 6% | 3% | 16% | 5% | 12% |
| 2016/17 | 1,197 | 16.6 | 7% | 4% | 15% | 5% | 9% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.