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Clitheroe Brookside Primary School

Primary · Community school · Clitheroe, BB7 1NW

Requires improvement

Map showing Clitheroe Brookside Primary School

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Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
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National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#12,090 of 15,057

Worse than 80% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Clitheroe Brookside Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 21 Apr 2026

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Early years
Expected standard
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages5 to 11
Pupils87
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Charlotte Macquarrie
Local authorityLancashire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 119321.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolLancashireEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths50%, worse than England, worse than Lancashire60%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and mathsScore of 110 or more in reading and maths, greater depth in writing.10%, similar to England, better than Lancashire7%8%
Average reading scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.102, worse than England, worse than Lancashire105106
Average maths scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.101, worse than England, worse than Lancashire104105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.103, worse than England, worse than Lancashire105105
Expected standard in reading63%, worse than England, worse than Lancashire74%76%
Expected standard in writing83%, better than England, better than Lancashire71%73%
Expected standard in maths60%, worse than England, worse than Lancashire74%75%
Pupils taking tests30--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils87
Girls43
Boys44
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.26.4%
First language not English9.2%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.180
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.51.7%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.12
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.5
Average class size21.8

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
77%
Other mixed
5.7%
Other Asian
5.7%
Other White
4.6%
African
2.3%
White and Black Caribbean
1.1%
White and Asian
1.1%
Pakistani
1.1%
Other ethnic group
1.1%
Irish
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher18.1
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.8.2
Teachers (FTE)4.81
Teaching assistants (FTE)5.45
Support staff (FTE)7.61
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/256.8
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/253.8
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/253
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.8
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.23
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.8
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.8
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolLancashireEngland
Overall absence7.9%, worse than England, worse than Lancashire5.1%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.28.4%, worse than England, worse than Lancashire13%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.1%, similar to England, similar to Lancashire1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate3.7%
Pupils with one or more suspensions3%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Clitheroe Brookside Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.3 miSecondaryClitheroe Royal Grammar SchoolAcademy converter
Outstanding
0.3 miPrimaryClitheroe Pendle Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.4 miPrimarySt Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.4 miNurseryRibblesdale Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school
Good
0.5 miAll-throughRibblesdale SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.6 miPrimarySt James' Church of England Primary School, ClitheroeVoluntary aided school
Good
0.7 miNot applicableMoorland School LimitedOther independent school
Unrated
1.0 miPrimaryEdisford Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.6 miPrimaryWaddington and West Bradford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Clitheroe Brookside Primary School

What is Clitheroe Brookside Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Clitheroe Brookside Primary School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 21 Apr 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Clitheroe Brookside Primary School rank in England?

Clitheroe Brookside Primary School ranks 12,090 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 80% of schools).

What are Clitheroe Brookside Primary School's SATs results?

In 2024/25, 50% of pupils at Clitheroe Brookside Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 63%).

How hard is it to get into Clitheroe Brookside Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Clitheroe Brookside Primary School made 8 offers from 23 applications (2.9 per offer), and 8 of 8 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Clitheroe Brookside Primary School?

Clitheroe Brookside Primary School has 87 pupils aged 5 to 11.

What is the capacity of Clitheroe Brookside Primary School?

Clitheroe Brookside Primary School had 180 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Clitheroe Brookside Primary School?

At Clitheroe Brookside Primary School, the average class had 21.8 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 18.1 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Clitheroe Brookside Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Clitheroe Brookside Primary School missed 7.9% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 28.4% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.