Sabden Primary School
Ofsted: Needs attentionCommunity school · Primary
Sabden · BB7 9DZ · Lancashire
Ages 3–11
- KS257%
- Absence3.3%
- FSM8.9%
0.2 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 119651
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Sabden
Voluntary aided school · Clitheroe · BB7 9ED
Ages 4–11 · 69 pupils · Lancashire
Ofsted
School remains Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
43%
Overall absence
5.4%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2023-01-16
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)43%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 101.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 100.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 97.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence5.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)18.2%
Unauthorised2.0%
- Authorised absence
- 3.4%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 55
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill77%
69 pupils · 90 places
- Pupils on roll
- 69
- Boys / girls
- 33 / 36
- School capacity
- 90
- Capacity fill
- 69 / 90 (77%)
- Free school meals
- 24.6%
- FSM pupils
- 17
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
Age range
Ages 4–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Voluntary aided school
- Headteacher
- Miss Claire Halstead
Location
- Address
- Watt Street, Sabden
- Postcode
- BB7 9ED
- Town
- Clitheroe
- County
- Lancashire
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- District
- Ribble Valley
- Constituency
- Pendle and Clitheroe
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: Nearer to 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 4–11, in Clitheroe, Lancashire, 69 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 24.6%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Salford.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Burnley · BB12 7HR · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS267%
- Absence3.3%
- FSM2.2%
1.7 miles away
Read St John's CofE Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Burnley · BB12 7PE · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS269%
- Absence4.9%
- FSM10.4%
1.7 miles away
Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Requires improvementVoluntary aided school · Primary
Padiham, Burnley · BB12 8HT · Lancashire
Ages 3–11
- KS251%
- Absence7.8%
- FSM42.0%
2.2 miles away
Higham St John's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Needs attentionVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Burnley · BB12 9EU · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS260%
- Absence4.7%
- FSM19.2%
2.2 miles away
Barrow URC Primary School
Ofsted: GoodVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Clitheroe · BB7 9AZ · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS264%
- Absence3.8%
- FSM5.8%
2.4 miles away
Padiham Green Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Needs attentionVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Padiham · BB12 7AX · Lancashire
Ages 5–11
- KS248%
- Absence5.4%
- FSM44.7%
2.6 miles away
Padiham Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Burnley · BB12 8SJ · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS253%
- Absence5.4%
- FSM43.7%
2.8 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Miss Claire Halstead
- Telephone
- 01282771009