Clitheroe Pendle Primary School
Primary school in Clitheroe, Lancashire. Good (Jul 2024).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 16 July 2024, report published 22 September 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around July 2028
The last inspection was in July 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.3 milesClitheroe Brookside Primary School
Report card, Apr 2026: 1 expected, 6 needs attention
- 0.5 milesSt Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Good (Jul 2023)
- 0.7 milesSt James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe
Standards maintained (Mar 2025)
- 0.9 milesEdisford Primary School
Standards maintained (Mar 2025)
- 1.3 milesWaddington and West Bradford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
School remains Good (Mar 2023)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.