Gisburn Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedCommunity school · Primary
Clitheroe · BB7 4ET · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS291%
- Absence4.0%
- FSM8.6%
- Demand0.94
2.5 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Expected standardURN 119688
Bolton by Bowland Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Clitheroe · BB7 4NP
Ages 3–11 · 25 pupils · Lancashire
Ofsted
Expected standard
KS2 expected (RWM)
67%
Overall absence
5.3%
Admissions demand
1.00 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Expected standard
Inspection date
2026-06-09
- AchievementExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Safeguarding standards: Met
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)67%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 106.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 105.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 105.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence5.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)7.1%
Unauthorised0.6%
- Authorised absence
- 4.7%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 28
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
1.00 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
1
Places offered
1
1st-preference offers
1
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 5
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 1
- Applications from outside LA
- 0
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill43%
25 pupils · 58 places
- Pupils on roll
- 25
- Boys / girls
- 13 / 12
- School capacity
- 58
- Capacity fill
- 25 / 58 (43%)
- Free school meals
- 8%
- FSM pupils
- 2
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Blackburn
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Voluntary aided school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Abram
Location
- Address
- Gisburn Road, Bolton-by-Bowland
- Postcode
- BB7 4NP
- Town
- Clitheroe
- County
- Lancashire
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- District
- Ribble Valley
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Clitheroe, Lancashire, 25 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 8%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Blackburn.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Voluntary aided school · Primary
Clitheroe · BB7 4QS · Lancashire
Ages 3–11
- KS257%
- Absence7.3%
- FSM3.4%
- Demand1.00
2.9 miles away
Bowland High
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Clitheroe · BB7 4QS · Lancashire
Ages 11–16
- Att849.6
- P80.4
- EM5+54%
- Absence7.5%
2.3 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Abram
- Telephone
- 01200447632