Edisford Primary School

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.

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.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Edisford Primary School attended 95.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Edisford Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Edisford Primary School had 23.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 9.0% of pupils at Edisford Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Edisford Primary School received £6,734 and spent £6,652 for each of its 212 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £50,000 (£237 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Edisford Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Edisford Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Edisford Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Edisford Primary School was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Edisford Primary School have?

Edisford Primary School has 212 pupils on roll.

What age range does Edisford Primary School cover?

Edisford Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Edisford Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Edisford Primary School?

Edisford Primary School is at Edisford Road, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 2LN.