Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B82
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Clitheroe, BB7 2DJ
- Distance
- 4.8km away
Bowland High
Riversmead, Sawley Road, Clitheroe, BB7 4QS
Local ranking19th of 82 secondary schools in Lancashire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
575
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 7 December 2022. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 48.4 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 43.6% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 72.7% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 110
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 96.0%
- Continued in education
- 84.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 615
- Boys
- 313 (49%)
- Girls
- 331 (51%)
- Capacity
- 575 (112% full)
- SEND
- 9.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 9.6%
- EAL
- 2.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.6%
- SEN Support
- 7.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.0:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 34.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,457/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 17.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 93.5%
- White Other: 2.3%
- Mixed Other: 1.3%
- Asian Pakistani: 1.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.7%
- White Irish: 0.3%
- Other: 0.3%
- Gypsy/Roma: 0.2%
93.5%
White British
2.3%
White Other
1.3%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Riversmead
Clitheroe, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 136997
- UKPRN
- 10034530
- Establishment No.
- 4041
- Trust
- ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH COLLABORATION TRUST
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