Edisford Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Clitheroe, Lancashire
Edisford Primary School is a primary school in Clitheroe, Lancashire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 19 March 2025.
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Catchment area for Edisford Primary School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- Edisford Road, Clitheroe, BB7 2LN
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 212 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 19 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils arrive at school each morning with a smile.”
- “They are met with a warm welcome by staff who know and understand them well.”
- “The school is a happy and nurturing place.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, staff do not identify and address gaps that some pupils have in their knowledge.”
- “When this happens, some pupils move on to new learning before they are ready.”
- “However, on occasion, the activities that teachers design do not support pupils to deepen their knowledge as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 81% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 30 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 29 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe 0.5 mi Standards maintained
- St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Clitheroe Pendle Primary School 0.9 mi Good
- Clitheroe Brookside Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good
- Barrow URC Primary School 1.8 mi Good
- Chatburn Church of England Primary School 2.8 mi Not judged
- Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 3.1 mi Good