Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided 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

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

  • Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Bolton by Bowland Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). Bolton by Bowland Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School was judged Good 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 Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (67.0% in 2022-23, 14.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School versus Bolton by Bowland Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ClitheroeGrindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolClitheroeBolton by Bowland Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD49/100C64/100Stronger figure
Local ranking317th of 466 in Lancashire 132nd of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Expected
School typeVoluntary aided school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll37 29
Capacity62 58
LocationClitheroe, BB7 4QS Clitheroe, BB7 4NP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard14.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard0.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score101.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score97.0 Not reported105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census37 29
Free school meals (ever 6)16.2% 7.4%
English as an additional language0.0% 0.0%
SEN support24.3% 20.7%
SEN with an EHC plan8.1% 0.0%
Attendance
Overall absence8.2% 4.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence31.4% 7.1% 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.

Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Bolton by Bowland Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

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