Schools

Ribble Valley schools and Ofsted

Every state school and nursery in Ribble Valley, 40 in all, with its latest Ofsted inspection. 88% were judged good or better at their last inspection. 9 have the new-style report cards, which grade each area of the school rather than giving one word.

40state schools and nurseries

88%good or betterat their last inspection

9new report cardssince November 2025

8inspections publishedin the last six months

Darker means a bigger share of schools judged good or better. Tap an area for its page.

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Latest inspections

Every school


Altham St James Church of England Primary SchoolBB5 5UH	Primary	Simonstone	Report card May 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 6
Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolBB2 7LL	Primary	Mellor Brook	School remains Good (2023)
Barnacre Road Primary SchoolPR3 2PD	Primary	Longridge	Inadequate (2023)
Barrow URC Primary SchoolBB7 9AZ	Primary	Whalley	Good (2024)
Bolton by Bowland Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolBB7 4NP	Primary	Bolton by Bowland	Report card Jul 2026: Expected standard in every area
Bowland HighBB7 4QS	Secondary	Grindleton	Good (2023)
Brabins Endowed SchoolPR3 2QD	Primary	Chipping	Outstanding (2024)
Chatburn Church of England Primary SchoolBB7 4AS	Primary	Chatburn	Good in every area (2024)
Clitheroe Brookside Primary SchoolBB7 1NW	Primary	Clitheroe	Report card Jun 2026: Expected standard in 1, needs attention in 6
Clitheroe Pendle Primary SchoolBB7 2AL	Primary	Clitheroe	Good (2024)
Clitheroe Royal Grammar SchoolBB7 2DJ	Secondary	Clitheroe	Outstanding (2023)
Edisford Primary SchoolBB7 2LN	Primary	Clitheroe	Standards maintained (2025)
Gisburn Primary SchoolBB7 4ET	Primary	Gisburn	Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2025)
Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolBB7 4QS	Primary	Grindleton	Good (2023)
Hillside Specialist School and CollegePR3 3XB	Special	Longridge	School remains Good (2024)
Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary SchoolBB6 8AB	Primary	Langho	Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2024)
Longridge Church of England Primary SchoolPR3 3JA	Primary	Longridge	Report card Jun 2026: Expected standard in every area
Longridge High SchoolPR3 3AR	Secondary	Longridge	Requires improvement (2021)
Longridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolPR3 3WQ	Primary	Longridge	School remains Good (2023)
Mellor St Mary Church of England Primary SchoolBB2 7JT	Primary	Mellor	Improved significantly (2025)
Read St John's CofE Primary SchoolBB12 7PE	Primary	Read	School remains Good (2023)
Ribblesdale Nursery SchoolBB7 1EL	Nursery	Clitheroe	Standards maintained (2025)
Ribblesdale SchoolBB7 1EJ	Secondary	Clitheroe	Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2025)
Ribchester St Wilfrid's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPR3 3XP	Primary	Ribchester	School remains Good (2023)
Sabden Primary SchoolBB7 9DZ	Primary	Sabden	Report card Apr 2026: Expected standard in 5, needs attention in 2
Salesbury Church of England Primary SchoolBB1 9EQ	Primary	Wilpshire	School remains Good (2022)
Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolBB12 7HR	Primary	Simonstone	School remains Good (2023)
Slaidburn Brennands Endowed Primary SchoolBB7 3ER	Primary	Slaidburn	School remains Good (2023)
St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary AcademyBB7 9JA	Secondary	Billington	Good (2024)
St Cecilia's RC High SchoolPR3 2XA	Secondary	Longridge	Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2025)
St James' Church of England Primary School, ClitheroeBB7 1ED	Primary	Clitheroe	Standards maintained (2025)
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Hurst GreenBB7 9QJ	Primary	Hurst Green	Good (2024)
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, ChippingPR3 2QH	Primary	Chipping	Report card Jul 2026: Expected standard in 3, needs attention in 4
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, LanghoBB6 8EQ	Primary	Langho	Report card Mar 2026: Expected standard in every area
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, OsbaldestonBB2 7HX	Primary	Osbaldeston	Report card Sept 2026: Expected standard in every area
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, SabdenBB7 9ED	Primary	Sabden	School remains Good (2023)
St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyBB7 1AG	Primary	Clitheroe	Good (2023)
Thorneyholme Roman Catholic Primary School, Dunsop BridgeBB7 3BG	Primary	Dunsop Bridge	Standards maintained (2025)
Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolBB7 3JE	Primary	Waddington	School remains Good (2023)
Whalley Church of England Primary SchoolBB7 9SY	Primary	Whalley	Report card Jul 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 6

How the new report cards work

Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school (achievement, teaching, behaviour, personal development, inclusion, leadership) on a five-point scale: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement. Safeguarding is met or not met. Across the 9 Ribble Valley report cards so far, the grades given were: expected standard 49 times, needs attention 12 times, strong standard 2 times.

Schools inspected before then have a single grade (outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate), or from September 2024 a grade for each area without an overall one. Short “ungraded” visits check a school is still at its last grade.

Where the figures come from

Ofsted publishes the latest inspection of every state-funded school each month, under the Open Government Licence. We keep those at BB, PR and BD postcodes and show here the ones in Ribble Valley. Independent schools and childminders aren’t included. Each school links to its full report on the Ofsted website.

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Questions people ask

How many schools in Ribble Valley are rated good or better?

88% of the 40 state schools and nurseries in Ribble Valley were judged good or better at their last Ofsted inspection.

What are Ofsted report cards?

Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, instead of giving one overall word.

How many schools are there in Ribble Valley?

There are 40 state-funded schools and nurseries in Ribble Valley: 32 primary, 6 secondary, 1 nursery, 1 special.