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Ribblesdale School

Queens Road, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 1EJ ·

Ofsted:Good or better in all areas· 2025

At a glance

A state all-through school for ages 4–16 in Clitheroe. Ofsted inspection (July 2025): Good or better in all areas (no overall grade was given). GCSE results are around the England average (Attainment 8: 43.5 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 281 families put it first for 300 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages: 4–16
Pupils: 1,437
Gender: Mixed
Sixth form: No
Admissions: Non-selective
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher: Mrs Anne-Marie Horrocks

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Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 1 Jul 2025

Inspections from September 2024 did not give an overall grade, only the separate judgements below.

Quality of education: Good
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Outstanding
Leadership and management: Good
Early years: Good

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 281 pupils

Attainment 8

43.5

England 46.1

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

38.1%

England 45.4%

Grade 4+ Eng & maths

66.5%

England 64.8%

Progress 8

-0.25

2023/24 · CI -0.42 to -0.08

This school

43.5

Lancashire

45.1

England

46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made

276

1st preferences

257

All applications

670

1st prefs per place

0.93

Fewer first choices than places

256 of 257 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%). 9 offers went to families living in another council area.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils

1,410

Capacity

1,635

88% full

Girls / boys

51/49

Mixed

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)16.4%
English as an additional language1.8%
SEN support9.4%
Education, Health and Care plan2.3%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded all-through schools in England.