Located in Clitheroe, Clitheroe Brookside Primary School is a primary school, serving pupils aged 5 to 11. The school is a community school and operates as a mixed school. It follows a not applicable admissions policy. It does not have a designated religious character, which may suit families looking for a non-faith school.

Clitheroe Brookside Primary School currently has around 135 pupils on roll, which is about 64% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 59.3% boys and 40.7% girls. Around 24.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.

Overall absence at the school is 5.4%. Persistent absence is recorded at 15%.

The majority of pupils are from a white british background (79.3%).

At its latest Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Good. This suggests the school is performing well overall. Safeguarding was judged to be effective, which is a key consideration for many parents.

School Information

Address: Bright Street, Clitheroe, BB7 1NW
Website: http://www.brookside.lancs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01200425564
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Beverley Allan
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119321

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Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall effectiveness
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Management effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 08/02/2022

Safeguarding is effective

Pupils

General

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 135
Number of Boys: 80
Number of Girls: 55

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 15% 8.2%

Ethnicity

White British79.30%107
Other Mixed5.90%8
Other Asian4.40%6
Other White3.00%4
Pakistani2.20%3
Other (any other ethnic group)1.50%2
White and Asian1.50%2
White and Black Caribbean0.70%1
White and Black African0.70%1
African0.70%1
Other Black0.00%0
Caribbean0.00%0
Indian0.00%0
Chinese0.00%0
Bangladeshi0.00%0
Irish0.00%0
Gypsy/Roma0.00%0
Irish Traveller (Traveller of Irish heritage)0.00%0
Unclassified0.00%0

Education - Primary

Progress scores show how pupils performed compared with pupils nationally who had similar prior attainment. Scores above 0 are better than average; below 0 are worse than average.

Reading: Average (-0.1)
Writing: Average (0.4)
Maths: Average (0.9)
Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths
School
78%
Town average
69%
Local authority average
64%
England average
61%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths
School
9%
Town average
10%
Local authority average
10%
England average
8%
Average score in reading
School
105.0
Town average
106.2
Local authority average
105.6
England average
105.1
Average score in maths
School
106.0
Town average
105.5
Local authority average
104.8
England average
104.3

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ribblesdale Nursery School
Queens Road , Lancashire BB7 1EL
3out of 4 786 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Clitheroe Brookside Primary School
Bright Street , BB7 1NW
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Clitheroe Pendle Primary School
Princess Avenue , BB7 2AL
3out of 4 612 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Lowergate , BB7 1AG
3out of 4 713 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clitheroe
Lowergate , BB7 1AG
- not rated 713 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe
Greenacre Street , BB7 1ED
3out of 4 1,071 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
York Street , BB7 2DJ
- not rated 498 yd Foundation school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
York Street , BB7 2DJ
4out of 4 498 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ribblesdale School
Queens Road , BB7 1EJ
- not rated 898 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Moorland School Limited
Ribblesdale Avenue , BB7 2JA
- not rated 1,309 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.