Thorneyholme Roman Catholic Primary School, Dunsop Bridge
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Clitheroe, Lancashire
Thorneyholme Roman Catholic Primary School, Dunsop Bridge is a primary school in Clitheroe, Lancashire for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 12 March 2025.
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Key facts
- Address
- Trough Road, Dunsop Bridge, Clitheroe, BB7 3BG
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 25 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 10.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 12 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and proud to belong to this welcoming school community.”
- “They appreciate that this makes it easier to build friendships with others.”
- “Staff provide for the differing needs of individual pupils with thoughtfulness and care.”
To improve
- “However, the school has made substantial changes to the curriculum without fully considering the impact on teachers’ workload.”
- “This has led to some inconsistency in how well the curriculum is implemented.”
- “This is particularly true in relation to how consistently well teachers consider what pupils of different ages within their class need to know.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 April 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 6 first-preference applications, 6 offers in total, 6 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- Slaidburn Brennands Endowed Primary School 3.6 mi School remains Good
- Brabins Endowed School 4.8 mi Outstanding
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping 4.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 6.1 mi School remains Good
- Cawthorne's Endowed School 6.4 mi Good
- Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 7.1 mi Good
- Edisford Primary School 7.2 mi Standards maintained
- Clitheroe Pendle Primary School 7.4 mi Good