Gisburn Primary School
Burnley Road, Gisburn, Clitheroe, BB7 4ET
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa McCloskey
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 140
- URN
- 119270
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01200445406
About this school
Gisburn Primary School is a community primary school in Clitheroe. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 140 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Gisburn Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 20 | 22 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 95% | 91% | 94% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 27% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 95% | 91% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 95% | 95% | 100% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Gisburn Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 95% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 91% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 94% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 144 |
| 2023/24 | 140 |
| 2024/25 | 137 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gisburn Primary School compares
Gisburn Primary School ranked 4th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 94% | 3.3% | 6.6% | 140 | — |
| Bolton by Bowland Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | — | 4.8% | 7.4% | 25 | 2.5 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 60% | 4% | 11.3% | 119 | 3.2 miles |
| Gisburn Road Community Primary School | 67% | 4.8% | 20.2% | 204 | 3.2 miles |
| Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School | 64% | 4.7% | 20.6% | 342 | 3.7 miles |
| Coates Lane Primary School | 37% | 6.3% | 23.5% | 157 | 3.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.57%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.28%
- Persistent absence
- 3.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bolton by Bowland Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Clitheroe
-
St Joseph's Catholic primary School, a Voluntary Academy3.2 miles
Primary · Barnoldswick
-
Gisburn Road Community Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Barnoldswick
-
Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Barnoldswick
-
Coates Lane Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Barnoldswick
Other schools in Clitheroe
Gisburn Primary School ranks 1st of the 12 ranked primary schools in Clitheroe.
- Barrow URC Primary School Primary
- Bolton by Bowland Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Chatburn Church of England Primary School Primary
- Clitheroe Brookside Primary School Primary
- Clitheroe Pendle Primary School Primary
- Edisford Primary School Primary
- Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Slaidburn Brennands Endowed Primary School Primary
- St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe Primary
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Hurst Green Primary
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Sabden Primary
- St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Gisburn Primary School teach?
- Gisburn Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Clitheroe.
- Who is the headteacher of Gisburn Primary School?
- The headteacher of Gisburn Primary School is Mrs Lisa McCloskey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Gisburn Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gisburn Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Gisburn Primary School?
- Gisburn Primary School has 140 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Gisburn Primary School full?
- Gisburn Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 140 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Gisburn Primary School a faith school?
- No. Gisburn Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Gisburn Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Gisburn Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Gisburn Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 95% in 2022/23 and 94% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Gisburn Primary School compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Gisburn Primary School ranked 4th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Gisburn Primary School's absence rate?
- Gisburn Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Gisburn Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gisburn Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.