Barrow URC Primary School
Old Row, Clitheroe, BB7 9AZ
206 pupils · 98% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- United Reformed Church
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 5.8%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 4 June 2024, published 1 July 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 73% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.33 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 42 | 109 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 32 | 100 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 36 | 86 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 29 | 29 | 82 | 29 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 11 | 11 | 52 | 11 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 17 | 15 | 68 | 17 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 21 | 20 | 63 | 21 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Whalley Church of England Primary School 2.5 km · Good — confirmed 2021 · previous system
- St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe 2.7 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Edisford Primary School 3 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 3.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Clitheroe Brookside Primary School 3.5 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Clitheroe Pendle Primary School 3.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.