Whalley Church of England Primary School
Church Lane, Clitheroe, BB7 9SY
315 pupils · 100% of 315 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 6.7%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 March 2026, published 1 July 2026. 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 | 81% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 12% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.86 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 43 | 37 | 119 | 42 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 45 | 43 | 119 | 45 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 45 | 51 | 132 | 45 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 45 | 41 | 108 | 45 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 45 | 48 | 113 | 45 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 44 | 44 | 98 | 44 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 45 | 49 | 106 | 45 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 31 | 29 | 101 | 31 |
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
- Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary School 2.3 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Barrow URC Primary School 2.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho 3.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 3.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood 3.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Read St John's CofE Primary School 3.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · 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.