St James' Church of England Primary School, ClitheroeSt Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe and St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Clitheroe.

St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe was judged Good and St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe (44.0% in 2022-23, 51.0% in 2024-25).

St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe versus St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	ClitheroeSt James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe	ClitheroeSt Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School	England average
Overview
Our score	D48/100	Not scored
Local ranking	324th of 466 in Lancashire	Not ranked
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Voluntary aided school	Academy converter
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	4-11	4-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	277	Not reported
Capacity	315	210
Location	Clitheroe, BB7 1ED	Clitheroe, BB7 1AG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	51.0%	Not reported	62.0%
At higher standard	2.0%	Not reported	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	104.0	Not reported	106.0
Maths average scaled score	101.0	Not reported	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	277	Not reported
Free school meals (ever 6)	18.4%	Not reported
English as an additional language	9.4%	Not reported
SEN support	18.1%	Not reported
SEN with an EHC plan	1.4%	Not reported
Attendance
Overall absence	4.2%	Not reported	6.2%
Persistent absence	7.7%	Not reported	15.8%