Clitheroe Pendle Primary SchoolWaddington and West Bradford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Clitheroe Pendle Primary School and Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School are primary schools in Clitheroe.

  • Clitheroe Pendle Primary School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Clitheroe Pendle Primary School was judged Good and Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 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 68.0% for Clitheroe Pendle Primary School and 55.0% for Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Clitheroe Pendle Primary School (64.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (83.0% in 2022-23, 55.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Clitheroe Pendle Primary School versus Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ClitheroeClitheroe Pendle Primary SchoolClitheroeWaddington and West Bradford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC61/100C63/100Stronger figure
Local ranking179th of 466 in Lancashire 146th of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll348 196
Capacity350 189
LocationClitheroe, BB7 2AL Clitheroe, BB7 3JE
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard68.0% Stronger figure55.0% 62.0%
At higher standard14.0% Stronger figure7.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census348 196
Free school meals (ever 6)7.5% 4.4%
English as an additional language10.3% 0.0%
SEN support4.3% 10.2%
SEN with an EHC plan1.4% 1.5%
Attendance
Overall absence3.2% Stronger figure5.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence5.0% Stronger figure13.1% 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.

Clitheroe Pendle Primary School

Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

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