Barrow URC Primary School

Primary school in Clitheroe, Lancashire. Good (Jun 2024).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 4 June 2024, report published 1 July 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.

Grades for each area
Area	Grade
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
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 June 2028

The last inspection was in June 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

1.5 milesWhalley Church of England Primary School
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Report card, Mar 2026: 1 strong, 6 expected
1.7 milesSt James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe
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Standards maintained (Mar 2025)
1.8 milesEdisford Primary School
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1.9 milesSt Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary, Clitheroe, Lancashire
Good (Jul 2023)
2.2 milesClitheroe Brookside Primary School
Primary, Clitheroe, Lancashire
Report card, Apr 2026: 1 expected, 6 needs attention

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.