Primary school in Clitheroe, Lancashire
Thorneyholme Roman Catholic Primary School, Dunsop Bridge
Trough Road, Dunsop Bridge, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 3BG
Ofsted
Standards maintained at the last ungraded inspection, on 12 March 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 25
- Places
- 70
- How full
- 36% full — 25 of 70 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 12 / 13
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistently absent
- 7%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- With an EHC plan
- 5%
- On SEN support
- 25%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Ribble Valley 004A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 41%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 15%
- Households owning their home
- 70%
- Households in social housing
- 10%
- Households with no car
- 5%
- Adults economically inactive
- 37%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Claire Halstead
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward
- Chipping
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley
- URN
- 119689
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slaidburn Brennands Endowed Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2022 | — | 3.6 mi |
| Brabins Endowed SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Outstanding 2024 | 90% | 4.8 mi |
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, ChippingVoluntary aided school | Good 2022 | — | 4.8 mi |
| Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 55% | 6.1 mi |
| Cawthorne's Endowed SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2024 | 67% | 6.4 mi |
| Moorland School LimitedOther independent school | No grade | — | 7 mi |
| Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 14% | 7.1 mi |
| Edisford Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 81% | 7.2 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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