Chatburn Church of England Primary SchoolBolton by Bowland Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Chatburn Church of England Primary School and Bolton by Bowland Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School are primary schools in Clitheroe.

Chatburn Church of England Primary School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Bolton by Bowland Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). Chatburn Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Chatburn Church of England Primary School was judged the expected standard and Bolton by Bowland Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School was judged the expected standard.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Chatburn Church of England Primary School (89.0% in 2022-23, 65.0% in 2024-25).

Chatburn Church of England Primary School versus Bolton by Bowland Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	ClitheroeChatburn Church of England Primary School	ClitheroeBolton by Bowland Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	England average
Overview
Our score	C69/100Stronger figure	C64/100
Local ranking	84th of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure	132nd of 466 in Lancashire
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Expected
School type	Voluntary aided school	Voluntary aided school
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	4-11	3-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	128	29
Capacity	112	58
Location	Clitheroe, BB7 4AS	Clitheroe, BB7 4NP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	65.0%	Not reported	62.0%
At higher standard	6.0%	Not reported	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	107.0	Not reported	106.0
Maths average scaled score	104.0	Not reported	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	128	29
Free school meals (ever 6)	10.2%	7.4%
English as an additional language	4.7%	0.0%
SEN support	10.9%	20.7%
SEN with an EHC plan	1.6%	0.0%
Attendance
Overall absence	2.6% Stronger figure	4.8%	6.2%
Persistent absence	1.8% Stronger figure	7.1%	15.8%

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.