Barrow URC Primary SchoolSt James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Clitheroe.

Summary of the comparison

Barrow URC Primary School and St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe are primary schools in Clitheroe.

  • Barrow URC Primary School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Barrow URC Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Barrow URC Primary School was judged Good and St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 73.0% for Barrow URC Primary School and 51.0% for St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Barrow URC Primary School (64.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe (44.0% in 2022-23, 51.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Barrow URC Primary School versus St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ClitheroeBarrow URC Primary SchoolClitheroeSt James' Church of England Primary School, ClitheroeEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC67/100Stronger figureD48/100
Local ranking96th of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure324th of 466 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll194 277
Capacity210 315
LocationClitheroe, BB7 9AZ Clitheroe, BB7 1ED
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard73.0% Stronger figure51.0% 62.0%
At higher standard10.0% Stronger figure2.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score110.0 Stronger figure101.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census194 277
Free school meals (ever 6)6.2% 18.4%
English as an additional language0.0% 9.4%
SEN support6.2% 18.1%
SEN with an EHC plan1.6% 1.4%
Attendance
Overall absence4.0% Stronger figure4.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence7.8% 7.7% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Barrow URC Primary School

St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe

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