Clitheroe Brookside Primary School
Bright Street, Clitheroe, BB7 1NW
87 pupils · 41% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 26.4%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 21 April 2026, published 10 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 50% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 8 | 8 | 23 | 8 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 14 | 11 | 35 | 14 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 11 | 9 | 41 | 11 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 15 | 14 | 49 | 15 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 19 | 13 | 34 | 18 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 17 | 15 | 36 | 16 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 19 | 17 | 50 | 19 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 19 | 19 | 55 | 19 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Clitheroe Pendle Primary School 0.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe 1 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Edisford Primary School 1.6 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 2.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Chatburn Church of England Primary School 3 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.