Ribblesdale School
All-through · Community school · Ages 4–16 · Clitheroe, Lancashire
Ribblesdale School is an all-through school in Clitheroe, Lancashire for ages 4–16 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 July 2025.
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Catchment area for Ribblesdale 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
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- Queens Road, Clitheroe, BB7 1EJ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 4–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,437 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 1 July 2025
Strengths
- “The school has high aspirations for all pupils, including children in the early years.”
- “Children and pupils enjoy coming to school.”
- “They learn about the ‘Ribblesdale way’ which supports their positive behaviour and conduct.”
To improve
- “In 2024, Year 11 pupils did not achieve as well as other pupils nationally in a small number of subjects.”
- “This was due to previous weaknesses in how these curriculums were designed and delivered.”
- “However, occasionally, some activities that some staff design do not help to build pupils’ understanding sufficiently well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 September 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 38% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 43.5 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 24 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 22 offers to first-preference applicants.
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 257 first-preference applications, 276 offers in total, 256 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 special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- Moorland School Limited 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Oakhill School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Stonyhurst College 3.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Park View 6.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Willows 6.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Grow Independent School 7.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Al-Ikhlaas Primary School 7.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Brook View School 7.4 mi No Ofsted grade