Gisburn Primary School

LancashireCommunity school

Burnley Road, Gisburn, Clitheroe, BB7 4ET

Headteacher: Mrs Lisa McCloskeySchool website ↗Pupils: 137 (capacity: 140)
Ofsted inspected
Inspected July 2025
94%
Reading, Writing & Maths
inspected
Inspected July 2025
94%
First-choice offer rate

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 8 July 2025Full report ↗

Not rated

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Good
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
94.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
17.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 100%·Writing 100%·Maths 94%All three 94%
Reading
Expected100%
Exceeding50%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected100%
Exceeding22%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected94%
Exceeding44%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
How many places were offered?
19
How many families wanted this school first?
16
How many got their first choice?
15of 16 (93.8%)
How many applied in total?
35

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
0.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
0.0%
Boys and girls
42%girls·58%boys
58 girls, 79 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 100% (2016/17), currently 94%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1676.0%24.0%+6.4+1.9+3.5
2016/17100.0%20.0%+5.8+3.5+3.6
2017/1894.0%31.0%+2.7+3.1+2.8
2018/1986.0%32.0%+3.9+2.6+2.5
2022/2395.0%15.0%+3.1+2.3+4.1
2023/2491.0%27.0%---
2024/2594.0%17.0%---