Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Primary school in Clitheroe, Lancashire. Good (May 2023).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 23 May 2023, report published 6 July 2023, 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	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	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 May 2027

The last inspection was in May 2023. 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 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

1.0 milesChatburn Church of England Primary School
Primary, Clitheroe, Lancashire
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Oct 2024)
1.9 milesWaddington and West Bradford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary, Clitheroe, Lancashire
School remains Good (Mar 2023)
2.2 milesClitheroe Pendle Primary School
Primary, Clitheroe, Lancashire
Good (Jul 2024)
2.4 milesClitheroe Brookside Primary School
Primary, Clitheroe, Lancashire
Report card, Apr 2026: 1 expected, 6 needs attention
2.7 milesSt Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary, Clitheroe, Lancashire
Good (Jul 2023)

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