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Thorneyholme Roman Catholic Primary School, Dunsop Bridge

Voluntary aided school · Clitheroe · BB7 3BG

Ages 3–11 · 25 pupils · Lancashire

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Ofsted

Standards maintained

Overall absence

5.5%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2025-04-28

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.4%
Unauthorised0.6%
Authorised absence
4.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
14

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill36%

25 pupils · 70 places

Pupils on roll
25
Boys / girls
13 / 12
School capacity
70
Capacity fill
25 / 70 (36%)
Free school meals
4%
FSM pupils
1
Admissions policy
Non-selective
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
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Diocese of Salford
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mrs Claire Halstead

Location

Address
Trough Road, Dunsop Bridge
Postcode
BB7 3BG
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, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 4%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Salford.

Open schools in Clitheroe
23
Primary schools in Clitheroe
16
Academies among open schools in Clitheroe
17% (4)
Open schools in BB7
25
Primary in BB7
17
Open schools in Lancashire LA
709
Primary in Lancashire LA
483

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Claire Halstead
Telephone
01200448276
Website
www.thorneyholme.lancs.sch.uk

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