OFSTED
22 November 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Lancashire
Trust
CLITHEROE ROYAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,496
1,496 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
710
47.5% of pupils
Male pupils
786
52.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
15.0 pts
below England
School
9.8%
Ribble Valley
13.3%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
12.8 pts
below England
School
7.5%
Ribble Valley
5.0%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
below England
School
0.4%
Ribble Valley
0.2%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
60.0%
897
Pakistani
20.4%
305
Indian
4.9%
74
Any other Asian background
3.5%
52
White and Asian
3.1%
47
Chinese
1.9%
28
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
7.0%
105 of
1,496 pupils
13.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.4 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
74.4
35.2 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.55 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.76%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.45 pts
lower than
England
School
4.76%
Ribble Valley
4.81%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
10.86%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.95 pts
lower than
England
School
10.86%
Ribble Valley
9.79%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.12%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.68 pts
lower than
England
School
0.12%
Ribble Valley
0.70%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
92.7%
0.4 pts
above England
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
92.7%
Ribble Valley
93.5%
North West
91.8%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.