1
Brabins Endowed School
Preston • Lancashire • PR3 2QD
1
9 Jul 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Ribble Valley
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2015)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the district of Ribble Valley. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
32
Outstanding
2
Good
26
Median inspection year
2015
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 7% · G: 87% · RI: 3% · I: 3%
2
Gisburn Primary School
Clitheroe • Lancashire • BB7 4ET
1
5 Feb 2019
3
Clitheroe Pendle Primary School
Clitheroe • Lancashire • BB7 2AL
2
22 Sep 2024
4
Barrow URC Primary School
Clitheroe • Lancashire • BB7 9AZ
2
1 Jul 2024
5
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Hurst Green
Clitheroe • Lancashire • BB7 9QJ
2
13 Jun 2024
6
St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clitheroe
Clitheroe • Lancashire • BB7 1AG
2
28 Sep 2023
7
Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Clitheroe • Lancashire • BB7 4QS
2
6 Jul 2023
8
Clitheroe Brookside Primary School
Clitheroe • Lancashire • BB7 1NW
2
31 Mar 2022
9
Edisford Primary School
Clitheroe • Lancashire • BB7 2LN
2
26 May 2020
10
Ribchester St Wilfrid's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Preston • Lancashire • PR3 3XP
2
25 Jan 2018
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Whalley Church of England Primary School 2 • Dec 2016
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho 2 • Jan 2016
- St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe 2 • Jul 2015
- Thorneyholme Roman Catholic Primary School, Dunsop Bridge 2 • Jun 2015
- Mellor St Mary Church of England Primary School 2 • Dec 2014
- Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School 2 • Oct 2014
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Sabden 2 • Jun 2014
- Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 2 • May 2014
- Slaidburn Brennands Endowed Primary School 2 • Feb 2014
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping 2 • Feb 2014