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Faith schools in and near Clitheroe

All 2 faith schools in Clitheroe, and the nearest just outside.

2 schools in Clitheroe

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  1. St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

    Clitheroe, BB7 1AG · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results above the Clitheroe faith schools average.

    10 first choices, 10 offers made

    Met the standard at 1157%

    Clitheroe faith schools 53%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.6%Clitheroe faith schools 4.7%
    Pupils
    133
    Pupils per teacher
    20.8
    View school St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
  2. St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe

    Clitheroe, BB7 1ED · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results close to the Clitheroe faith schools average.

    13 first choices, 15 offers made

    Met the standard at 1151%

    Clitheroe faith schools 53%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.2%Clitheroe faith schools 4.7%
    Pupils
    262
    Pupils per teacher
    20.2
    View school St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe

Just outside Clitheroe

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Clitheroe.

  1. Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    1.5 miles from Clitheroe · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results close to the Clitheroe faith schools average.

    30 first choices, 28 offers made

    Met the standard at 1155%

    Clitheroe faith schools 53%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.3%Clitheroe faith schools 4.7%
    Pupils
    200
    Pupils per teacher
    24.3
    View school Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
  2. Barrow URC Primary School

    2.0 miles from Clitheroe · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Faith school

    Results well above the Clitheroe faith schools average.

    40 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1173%

    Clitheroe faith schools 53%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.0%Clitheroe faith schools 4.7%
    Pupils
    206
    Pupils per teacher
    24.2
    View school Barrow URC Primary School
  3. Chatburn Church of England Primary School

    2.3 miles from Clitheroe · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Church of England

    Results well above the Clitheroe faith schools average, low absence.

    15 first choices, 16 offers made

    Met the standard at 1165%

    Clitheroe faith schools 53%England 62%

    Days missed
    2.6%Clitheroe faith schools 4.7%
    Pupils
    132
    Pupils per teacher
    22.0
    View school Chatburn Church of England Primary School
The big picture

How Clitheroe's faith schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Ofsted grades in Clitheroe

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 2
  • Good: 2 of 2
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 2
  • Inadequate: 0 of 2
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Clitheroe

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    2 of the 2 faith schools in Clitheroe have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Faith schools in Clitheroe, explained

There are 2 faith schools in Clitheroe, teaching 395 children. 1 are run by the council and 1 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

53.3% of pupils in Clitheroe faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England.

15.7% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,173 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 9.7% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many faith schools are in Clitheroe?
There are 2 faith schools in Clitheroe, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Clitheroe?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Clitheroe on Eduscope are St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy and St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are faith schools in Clitheroe ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Clitheroe faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Clitheroe is 20:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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