Edisford Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Edisford Road
Clitheroe
Lancashire
BB7 2LN
Phone 01200422239
Reference Number 119275

Edisford Primary School is a vibrant and happy educational environment where pupils thrive and demonstrate excellent behaviour. The school has made recent improvements to its curriculum, particularly in reading and mathematics, which has led to strong pupil achievement. The inspectors noted that the school's leaders have high ambitions for their students, and that pupils feel safe and enjoy their learning experiences. However, while the overall grade of 'good' reflects the current inspection standards, the school has undergone significant changes since its last inspection, which occurred 11 years ago, leading to some areas requiring further development, particularly in curriculum coherence across all subjects.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 212
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.42%
Girls: 48.58%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 11.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 3.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 30.3
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 18 12 30
2 14 15 29
3 12 18 30
4 17 11 28
5 15 14 29
6 15 21 36

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 88.7%
White, Other 3.3%
Pakistani 2.8%
Mixed, Other 2.4%
White & Asian 0.9%
White & Black (African) 0.9%
Asian, Other 0.9%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 26 Feb 2020
Date Report
18 Mar 2025 School inspection
26 Feb 2020 Full inspection:
10 Oct 2008 Full inspection:
02 Nov 2005 Full inspection:
13 Mar 2000 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils achieve well, particularly in reading and mathematics.
  • The school has a vibrant community where pupils feel happy and safe.
  • Outstanding behaviour and excellent manners among pupils.
  • Strong personal development opportunities for pupils.
  • Well-designed early years provision with enhanced outdoor learning.
  • Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Areas for Improvement

  • Curriculum not fully completed in some subjects, such as science and geography.
  • Teachers have limited knowledge of coding in the computing curriculum.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 81%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 19%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 108
Maths 108

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.7
Writing 3.3
Maths 3.8

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 22 3
Third Preference 25 0
From another Local Authority 1 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe
Greenacre Street, St. James C of E Primary Schoo, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 1ED
0.48 miles
St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
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0.58 miles
Ribblesdale Nursery School
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Clitheroe Pendle Primary School
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0.98 miles
Moorland School Limited
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1.08 miles
Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
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1.59 miles
Barrow URC Primary School
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Chatburn Church of England Primary School
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Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
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3.09 miles
Whalley Church of England Primary School
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3.31 miles
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Hurst Green
Whalley Road, Hurst Green, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 9QJ
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St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Sabden
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3.68 miles
Sabden Primary School
Whalley Road, Sabden, Lancashire, BB7 9DZ
3.7 miles
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4.27 miles
Read St John's CofE Primary School
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4.75 miles
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho
Whalley Road, Langho, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB6 8EQ
4.95 miles
Name Distance
Ribblesdale School
Queens Road, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 1EJ
0.64 miles
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
York Street, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 2DJ
0.8 miles
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2.87 miles
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3.13 miles
Bowland High
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3.66 miles
St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
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3.78 miles
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