Barrow URC Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Clitheroe, Lancashire
Barrow URC Primary School is a primary school in Clitheroe, Lancashire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 4 June 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Old Row, Barrow, Clitheroe, BB7 9AZ
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- United Reformed Church
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 206 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 4 June 2024
Strengths
- “The school is determined for pupils to be the best that they can be.”
- “Pupils embrace this ambition in how they behave in and around the school.”
- “Their behaviour is exemplary and underpinned by their strong moral values.”
To improve
- “In one or two subjects, some teachers do not have the knowledge that they need to be able to deliver curriculum content effectively.”
- “In some cases, the learning activities that pupils complete do not deepen their knowledge or help them connect their learning with what they already know and can do.”
- “As a result, in these subjects, some pupils do not learn as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 July 2024 (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) | 73% | 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: 40 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- Whalley Church of England Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe 1.7 mi Standards maintained
- Edisford Primary School 1.8 mi Standards maintained
- St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Clitheroe Brookside Primary School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Clitheroe Pendle Primary School 2.4 mi Good
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Sabden 2.4 mi School remains Good
- Sabden Primary School 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade