St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clitheroe
Lowergate, Clitheroe, BB7 1AG
This school is closed (it closed in November 2025).
It was replaced by St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Zoe Mabbott
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Constituency
- Pendle and Clitheroe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 130
- URN
- 119644
- Local authority
- Lancashire
About this school
St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clitheroe was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Clitheroe. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 130 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clitheroe has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 26 | 32 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 59% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 6% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 81% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 96% | 75% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 69% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.60 | - | - |
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 St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clitheroe 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 | 73% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 167 |
| 2023/24 | 155 |
| 2024/25 | 130 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clitheroe compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 5.6% | 20% | 130 | — |
| St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | 133 | 0.0 miles |
| St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe | 51% | 4.2% | 18.4% | 262 | 0.2 miles |
| Clitheroe Brookside Primary School | 50% | 4.8% | 25.2% | 87 | 0.4 miles |
| Clitheroe Pendle Primary School | 68% | 3.2% | 7.5% | 349 | 0.5 miles |
| Edisford Primary School | 81% | 4.1% | 11.3% | 212 | 0.6 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)
- 20%
- English as an additional language
- 10.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.6%
- Persistent absence
- 13.49%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Clitheroe
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St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe0.2 miles
Primary · Clitheroe
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Clitheroe Brookside Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Clitheroe
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Clitheroe Pendle Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Clitheroe
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Edisford Primary School0.6 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
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clitheroe teach?
- St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clitheroe taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Clitheroe.
- Has St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clitheroe been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clitheroe under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clitheroe?
- St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clitheroe had 130 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clitheroe's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clitheroe's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clitheroe'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 November 2025.