Slaidburn Brennands Endowed Primary School
Church Street, Slaidburn, Clitheroe, BB7 3ER
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Cathy Taylor
- Diocese
- Diocese of Blackburn
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 70
- Pupils on roll
- 25
- URN
- 119474
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01200446664
About this school
Slaidburn Brennands Endowed Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Clitheroe. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 25 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 15 November 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | - | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | - | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | - | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | - | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | - | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | - | - |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
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 Slaidburn Brennands Endowed 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 33 |
| 2023/24 | 31 |
| 2024/25 | 33 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Slaidburn Brennands Endowed Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3% | 7.1% | 25 | — |
| Thorneyholme Roman Catholic Primary School, Dunsop Bridge | — | 4.6% | 0% | 25 | 3.6 miles |
| Bolton by Bowland Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | — | 4.8% | 7.4% | 25 | 5.1 miles |
| Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 14% | 8.2% | 16.2% | 29 | 5.1 miles |
| Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 55% | 5.3% | 4.4% | 200 | 5.2 miles |
| Chatburn Church of England Primary School | 65% | 2.6% | 10.2% | 132 | 6.2 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.14%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 2.95%
- Persistent absence
- 0%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thorneyholme Roman Catholic Primary School, Dunsop Bridge3.6 miles
Primary · Clitheroe
-
Bolton by Bowland Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School5.1 miles
Primary · Clitheroe
-
Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School5.1 miles
Primary · Clitheroe
-
Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School5.2 miles
Primary · Clitheroe
-
Chatburn Church of England Primary School6.2 miles
Primary · Clitheroe
Other 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
- Gisburn Primary School Primary
- Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 year groups does Slaidburn Brennands Endowed Primary School teach?
- Slaidburn Brennands Endowed Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Clitheroe.
- Who is the headteacher of Slaidburn Brennands Endowed Primary School?
- The headteacher of Slaidburn Brennands Endowed Primary School is Mrs Cathy Taylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Slaidburn Brennands Endowed Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Slaidburn Brennands Endowed 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 big is Slaidburn Brennands Endowed Primary School?
- Slaidburn Brennands Endowed Primary School has 25 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Slaidburn Brennands Endowed Primary School full?
- Slaidburn Brennands Endowed Primary School has capacity for 70 pupils and 25 on roll (36%), so it has space against 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 Slaidburn Brennands Endowed Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Slaidburn Brennands Endowed Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Blackburn.
- Does Slaidburn Brennands Endowed Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Slaidburn Brennands Endowed Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What is Slaidburn Brennands Endowed Primary School's absence rate?
- Slaidburn Brennands Endowed Primary School's overall absence rate is 3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Slaidburn Brennands Endowed Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Slaidburn Brennands Endowed 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.