Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating in all areas of evaluation. The school is characterized by a strong sense of community, where pupils feel safe and enjoy a supportive learning environment that promotes both academic success and personal development. Notably, the leadership team has high expectations for pupil behaviour and learning outcomes, which has resulted in most students demonstrating positive attitudes and high achievement, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The school shows a commitment to continuous improvement and has effectively developed an ambitious curriculum that engages students across various subjects.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy a strong sense of community and belonging.
• High expectations for behaviour and learning are consistently upheld.
• Students achieve well, including those with SEND.
• A wide range of enrichment opportunities supports personal development.
• Effective systems are in place for identifying and supporting pupils with SEND.
• Strong emphasis on teaching reading with tailored support provided.

Areas for Improvement

• In a small number of subjects, staff's subject expertise needs development.
• Curriculum does not adequately promote understanding of cultural and religious diversity.

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 Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School attended 91.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 31.4% 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 Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School had 12.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.3% 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, 20.7% of pupils at Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 13.8% 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 Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School received £15,259 and spent £14,514 for each of its 29 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £12,000 (£399 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 Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School have?

Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has 29 pupils on roll.

What age range does Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School cover?

Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 14% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?

Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is at Sawley Road, Grindleton, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 4QS.