Primary school

Clitheroe Brookside Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 5–11
  • Mixed
  • Lancashire
  • BB7 1NW
Ofsted report card · inspected Apr 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,090 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 81%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 8%8%2016/17: top 79%2017/18: top 93%2018/19: top 49%2022/23: top 13%2023/24: top 97%2024/25: top 81%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM50% · North West 63%2/10 Well below North West
Higher standard, RWM10% · North West 6%7/10 Above
Reading score102 · North West 1051/10 Well below North West
Maths score101 · North West 1051/10 Well below North West
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 79% · 19 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 50% · 30 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 41% · 27 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 68% · 28 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 78% · 23 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 30% · 27 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 50% · 30 pupils · North West 63%79%30%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 16% · 19 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 3% · 30 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 4% · 27 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 4% · 28 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 9% · 23 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 4% · 27 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 10% · 30 pupils · North West 6%16%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 106 · 19 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 102 · 30 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 103 · 27 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 104 · 28 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 105 · 23 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 100 · 27 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 102 · 30 pupils · North West 105106100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 19 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 102 · 30 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 104 · 27 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 28 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 106 · 23 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 97 · 27 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 101 · 30 pupils · North West 10510697No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
8 of 8 who put it first2014 · 85.7%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st88
2nd70
3rd80

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2026

  • InclusionNeeds attention
  • AchievementNeeds attention
  • Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
  • Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
  • Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
  • Early yearsExpected
  • Personal development and wellbeingNeeds attention
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2007Outstanding
  2. 2011Good
  3. 2014Good
  4. 2018Requires improvement
  5. 2022Good
  6. 2026Lowest Needs attention

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202687
Free school meals (past 6 years)25.2%
First language not English6.7%
SEN support11.8%
EHC plan3.7%
Absence (sessions missed)4.8%
Persistently absent pupils14.2%

Girls 40.7%Boys 59.3%

41.4% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.1
Pupils per adult8.2
  • Classroom teachers 2.8
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 5.5
  • Other support 2.2

Teachers 4.8 FTE · Whole workforce 12.4 · 18 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£13,252
Spend per pupil£13,643
Staff spend per pupil£9,709
Reserve per pupil£505
  • +£43,896revenue reserve
  • −£33,953in-year balance

Grants £11,145 · self-generated £2,107 · premises £604 per pupil